[x500standard] ForwardCertificationPath

  • From: "Erik Andersen" <era@xxxxxxx>
  • To: "Directory list" <x500standard@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "SG17-Q11" <t09sg17q11@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "PKIX" <pkix@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:09:59 +0200

Somewhere in clause 7 of X.509 we have the following ASN.1 with very little
explanatory text. Can anyone explain the following:

 

In addition, the following ASN.1 data type can be used to represent the
forward certification path. This component contains the certification path
which can point back to the originator.

 

ForwardCertificationPath  ::=  SEQUENCE OF CrossCertificates

 

CrossCertificates  ::=  SET OF Certificate

 

In particular, why is it  

 

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