The IESG has approved the Internet-Draft 'Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Qualified Certificates Profile' <draft-ietf-pkix-qc-06.txt> as a Proposed Standard. This document is the product of the Public-Key Infrastructure (X.509) Working Group. The IESG contact persons are Jeffrey Schiller and Marcus Leech. Technical Summary This document defines a profile of RFC2459 (PKIX Part I) certificates that have specific attributes. The term "Qualified Certificate" has been used by the European Commission to describe a certain type of certificates with specific relevance for European legislation. This specification is intended to support this class of certificates, but its scope is not limited to this application. Within this standard the term "Qualified Certificate" is used more generally, describing the format for a certificate whose primary purpose is identifying a person with high level of assurance in public non-repudiation services. Working Group Summary The Working Group has come to consensus on this specification. Protocol Quality Jeffrey I. Schiller reviewed this document for the IESG.
