xscertdとは

syslogにやたらとxscertdというのが出てきて気になるので、man xscertdしてみた。

xscertd(8)                BSD System Manager's Manual               xscertd(8)

NAME
     xscertd -- Certificate signing daemon

SYNOPSIS
     xscertd

DESCRIPTION
     xscertd is a daemon which signs certificate requests and distributes CRLs
     using the SCEP protocol. Its controlled by launchd.

CRLはCertificate Revocation List、SCEPはSimple Certificate Enrollment Protocolらしい。ひとまず認証系のデーモン。