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Online Certificate Status Protocol

nounid 3428·updated May 9, 2026
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An online protocol used to determine the status of a public key certificate.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Credential90%rule-basedr:entity.credential.cert.v1

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

acronym
OCSP
plural
Online Certificate Status Protocols
possessive
Online Certificate Status Protocol's
pluralpossessive
Online Certificate Status Protocols'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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An online protocol used to determine the status of a public key certificate.
FIPS PUB 2011 senseview framework →
§1
An online protocol used to determine the status of a public key certificate.

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