OSCP Issues

OSCP Validation

The RADIUS or NPS server first attempts to validate a client certificate using the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OSCP). If the OSCP validation is successful, the validation verification is satisfied; otherwise, it attempts to perform a CRL validation of the user or computer certificate.

OCSP provides the ability to revoke certificates. However, if using OCSP affects the performance of your system, you might disable OCSP and use CRL only.

OSCP Server in the DNS

When the client fetches the OCSP response from the CA, it looks up the domain name of the CA's OCSP server in the DNS, as well as establishing a connection to the OCSP server.

If you receive a message that indicates the server cannot resolve the OSCP URL, check the hostname listed in the OSCP URL for the onboard Root CA you created in Cloudpath. You might need to add this hostname to the DNS of the domain.