Overview#

Attribute Certificate (AC)is a digital document containing attributes associated to the holder by the issuer.

When the associated attributes are mainly used for authorization purpose, AC is called Attribute Certificate.

Attribute Certificate is standardized in X.509.

RFC 5755 further specifies the usage for authorization purpose in the Internet.

More Information#

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• AC
• Privilege Management Infrastructure
• RFC 5755