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What is Revocation Status?

Revocation Status The current validity state of a digital certificate as determined by a recognized Certificate Authority (CA), typically indicating whether a certificate is active, revoked, or suspended per OCSP, CRL, or similar mechanisms.

Source: ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, MITRE ATT&CK

How is “Revocation Status” Used in Practice?

Before accepting a client certificate, the server checks its revocation status using an OCSP responder to ensure the certificate is still valid and has not been revoked by the issuing CA.

Certification Exam Relevance

CISSPCompTIA Security+CEH

Who Needs to Know This Term?

  • SOC Analysts
  • Security Engineers
  • Incident Responders

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What is Revocation Status?

The current validity state of a digital certificate as determined by a recognized Certificate Authority (CA), typically indicating whether a certificate is active, revoked, or suspended per OCSP, CRL, or similar mechanisms.

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