> This is a good point. Should we register x-pem-file as part of this RFC?
Or
> come up with a new, more specific media type, like
> application/pem-certificate-chain?

Of the two options my vote would be for `application/pem-certificate-chain`
as
the better choice.


On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 4:51 PM, Jacob Hoffman-Andrews <[email protected]> wrote:

> >From the WGLC thread, Russ Housley said:
>
> > Section 6.4.2 says:
> >  The default format of the certificate is PEM (application/x-pem-file)
> >  as specified by [RFC7468]. ... The client may request other formats by
> >  including an Accept header in its request.  For example, the client
> >  may use the media type application/pkix-cert to request the end-
> >  entity certificate in DER format.
> >
> > RFC 7468 defines the textual encoding for certificates, but it does not
> define the application/x-pem-file media type.  I cannot find a registration
> for the application/x-pem-file media type.
>
> This is a good point. Should we register x-pem-file as part of this RFC?
> Or come up with a new, more specific media type, like
> application/pem-certificate-chain?
>
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