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Update draft-ietf-lamps-rfc4210bis.md
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Clarified roles RA and KGA. The KGA can bre colocated with the RA.
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HBrock committed May 3, 2024
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authority may carry out will vary from case to case but MAY include
personal authentication, token distribution, checking certificate requests
and authentication of their origin, revocation reporting,
name assignment, key generation (KGA, see {{sect-3.1.1.4}}), archival
of key pairs, et cetera.
name assignment, archival of key pairs, et cetera.

This document views the RA as an OPTIONAL component: when it is not
present, the CA is assumed to be able to carry out the RA's functions
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in other cases the server should clear its copy after delivery to the end
entity.

Note: If the CA delegates key generation to a KGA, the KGA can be collocated
with the RA.


### PKI Management Requirements
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