Re: why x509 is written as X(dot)509

Re: why x509 is written as X(dot)509

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Re: why x509 is written as X(dot)509 Doug McIntyre 01-16-2008
Posted by Doug McIntyre on January 16, 2008, 1:16 pm
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>Hi all why do we write X509 (X.509 is an ITU-T standard for PKI) as X.
>509 i.e X(dot)509. is there any specific reason for that .(dot)?
>" X . 509 " why not just write it as "X509" ?

Because the ITU standard orginization calls their standard with
letter . number

Like Q.992 or V.34.

Why do you call it McDonalds or Ikea?


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