nFrom
a financial standpoint, it’s the revocation data that is valuable, not the issued
certificate itself
nFor
high-valued financial transactions, seller wants to know your cert is good right
now
nSame
situation as with credit cards, where the merchant wants the card authorized right
now at the
point-of-sale
nCard
authorizations transfer risk from merchant to bank – thus they’re worth
$$$
nSame
with cert status checks