We present a semantic extension to X.509 certificates that allows incorporating new anonymity signature schemes into the X.509
framework. This fact entails advantages to both components. On the one hand, anonymous signature schemes benefit from all
the protocols and infrastructure that the X.509 framework provides. On the other hand, the X.509 framework incorporates anonymity
as a very interesting new feature. This semantic extension is part of a system that provides user’s controlled anonymous authorization
under the X.509 framework. Additionally, the proposal directly fits the much active Identity 2.0 effort, where anonymity is
a major supplementary feature that increases the self-control of one’s identity and privacy which is at the center of the
activity.
Keywords Anonymous authentication - X.509 certificates - group signatures - ring signatures - traceable signatures