X509 Certificate Standards Help Simply Certificate Formats

There are different types of certificate formats which organizations can use to create digital certificates. However, in order for simplicity, as well as the ability to share a single certificate across multiple applications, organizations often choose to utilize following the X509 certificate standards. These standards are recognized internationally, which means you can share public certificates with your branch offices, as well as other organizations.

X509 Certificate Standards Are Built Into Your CA System

X509 certificate standards are implemented during the creation of digital certificates and signatures. This standard is built into the location of your PKI certificate authority system which is responsible for creating and generating new certificates. Each certificate which follows the standards will have the same data contained in the same locations, regardless of the CA system used to create the certificate. However, it should be noted that some organizations may have further customized their certificates, so there can be additional data contained in their certificates, not found in yours.