Server-based Certificate Validation Protocol

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The Server-based Certificate Validation Protocol ( SCVP ) is an Internet protocol. It allows clients , building a X.509 - certificate chain outsourcing and their validation. This is mainly required by clients who are overloaded with the chain structure and validation due to a lack of resources or protocols. SCVP can relieve the client of all tasks (building the chain, checking for revocation, validating) of a complete certificate check.

In contrast to OCSP , SCVP consists of two messages:

  • First, the client asks the server for supported validation policies , which determine which applications the server has been configured for.
  • The client then sends the server certificate IDs and specifies which actions are to be carried out, which the server replies with signed.

So far, SCVP has hardly been used and only supported by a few applications.

See also

Norms and standards

SCVP was standardized as a Request for Comments (RFC):

  • RFC 5055 - Server-Based Certificate Validation Protocol (SCVP) [December 2007]