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certification request
(I) A algorithm-independent transaction format, defined by PCKS
#10 and used in PKIX, that contains a DN, a public key, and
optionally a set of attributes, collectively signed by the entity
requesting certification, and sent to a CA, which transforms the
request to an X.509 public-key certificate or another type of
certificate.
