2.2.9.1.2 VALIDITYTIME

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VALIDITYTIME is an optional element that specifies the time period in which a certificate or license can be used. The certificate or license MUST be considered invalid outside this time period. The time period is a half-closed interval in which the start time is included in the set but the end time is not. A certificate or license SHOULD contain a VALIDITYTIME element.

A VALIDITYTIME element MUST use the following template.

 <VALIDITYTIME>
    <FROM>[[- starttime -]]</FROM>
    <UNTIL>[[- endtime -]]</UNTIL>
 </VALIDITYTIME>
 

[[- starttime -]]: The beginning of the time interval in which the certificate is allowed to be considered valid, expressed in UTC.

[[- endtime -]]: The end of the time interval in which the certificate is allowed to be considered valid, expressed in UTC.