Subject: CRL number in CRL and ARL

From: TAKIGUCHI Naruhito <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 12:12:38 +0900

Hi, all.

I have a question about the cRLNumber extension.

For example, a CA issues CRL(end-entity certificate revocation list)
and ARL(CA certificate revocation list).
Which is correct (a) or (b) ?

    (a) In first CRL and ARL, the CRL number is 0.
        In next CRL and ARL, the CRL number is 1.

        In other words, CRL and ARL have same value of the CRL number.
        The CRL number is a monotonically increasing sequence number
        for each CRL scope.

    (b) In first CRL, the CRL Number is 0.
        In first ARL, the CRL Number is 1.
        In next CRL, the CRL number is 2.
        In next ARL, the CRL number is 3.

        In other words, the CRL number is monotonically increasing
        sequence number for each CA.

Could anyone advice me?

Thanks in advance.

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Naruhito TAKIGUCHI
FUJITSU HOKURIKU SYSTEMS LTD.