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What does OCSP stand for, and what does it provide?

OCSP stands for Online Certificate Status Protocol, and it provides scalability for OCSP checks.

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Who is responsible for responding to client OCSP requests in the traditional model?

The Certificate Authority (CA) is responsible for responding to all client OCSP requests.

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What scalability issue arises with the traditional OCSP model?

The CA may not scale well when responding to numerous client OCSP requests.

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How does OCSP stapling improve the process?

The certificate holder verifies their own status, and the OCSP status is "stapled" into the SSL/TLS handshake, digitally signed by the CA.