Validator component overview

The Validator component of the Net iD Portal package is a web-service–based server component that checks the validity of a certificate, for example, for expiration or revocation.

The Validator component checks if a certificate is revoked by the issuing certificate authority. It verifies if the certificate is listed by the issuing CA in the OCSP database or in a certificate revocation list (CRL), or both.

If the performance of the Windows built-in certificate validation is unsatisfactory, you can use the Validator component. The Validator component bypasses the Windows built-in validation process and performs its own check to determine if the certificate is revoked.