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+# OCSPCRL
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+OCSPCRL is a minimal implementation of both a OCSP and CRL server in Golang. It provides the following http endpoints:
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+- `/ocsp` - OCSP responder
+- `/crl` - CRL responder
+
+All what you need is to provide a CRL file, the root certificate and cert/key with extendedKeyUsage `OCSPSigning` to allow the OCSP server to sign the OCSP responses.
+When using OCSP, the certificate is checked against the CRL for validity.
+
+Synchronization of the CAs CRL is out of scope of this project. You can use any mechanism to update the CRL file. Just notify the ocspcrl server process via `SIGHUP` signal to reload the CRL file.