Nelson Bolyard wrote:
> OCSP stapling allows a TLS server to send a copy of a recent OCSP
> response (issued by the issuer of that server's cert) along with the
> cert in the TLS handshake, thereby saving the client extra connections
> and extra round trips.  It reduces load on OCSP responders.

Ah, ok. So the SSL-enabled server asks the OCSP responder of the server
cert issuer. Hmm, let's see if this will ever be widely used. I have
some doubts...

Ciao, Michael.
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