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2.2.9.1.5 ISSUER

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The ISSUER element describes the entity that issued or signed the certificate or license. All certificates and licenses MUST contain an ISSUER element. The ISSUER element MUST contain an object element that identifies the issuer along with a PUBLICKEY (section 2.2.9.1.6) element that contains the issuer's public key.

An ISSUER element MUST use the following template.

 <ISSUER>
   [[- object -]]
   [[- publickey -]]
   [[- optionalinfo -]]
 </ISSUER>
  
 

[[- object -]]: An object that identifies the issuer. An object is specified in the XrML DTD. Specific content of the object depends on the certificate or license.

[[- publickey -]]: The issuer's public key contained in a PUBLICKEY element.

[[- optionalinfo -]]: Optional information about the issuer. Specific content is defined for each certificate and license.