The Entity Registration Service [ERS] Service Module is the central graphical user interface [GUI] provided to End Entities for user account and certificate related activity registration purposes.
The following table presents a general overview on the functionalities provided by ERS.
ERS functionality overview | ||
End Entity initial account registration | End Entity certificate status reporting | |
End Entity certificate request registration | End Entity certificate collection | |
End Entity certificate revocation requests | End Entity certificate replacement (re-issuance) requests |
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End Entity certificate suspension requests | End Entity certificate de-suspension requests | |
TSA client token reporting |
The Certificate & CRL Dissemination Services [CCDS] Module is a software application that ultimately provides dissemination service for End Entity Public Key Certificates, Key Pairs and Certificate Revocation Lists.
From an Operating System perspective, the CDS is a client application to the CA database server. It sustains a persistent connection to the database from where dissemination requests are loaded and subsequently served. The following table presents a general overview of the functionality the CDS module is designed to provide.
CSP functionality overview | ||
End Entity public key publication in LDAP directory | CRL publication in web repository | |
End Entity public key distribution | CRL distribution | |
End Entity certificate expiration notification | TSA Client notifications |