X.509v3 Certificates for Secure Shell Authentication

Abstract

X.509 public key certificates use a signature by a trusted certification authority to bind a given public key to a given digital identity. This document specifies how to use X.509 version 3 public key certificates in public key algorithms in the Secure Shell protocol.

Reference

Kevin Igoe and Douglas Stebila. X.509v3 Certificates for Secure Shell Authentication . March, 2011. RFC 6187. http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6187.txt.