> 
> X509_4thEditionDraftV7.pdf (I'm reading my copy right now) still has
> Time defined as a choice of UTCTime and GeneralizedTime, and (on page
> 23), version is still to be set to v2 (1) or v3 (2).  So that doesn't
> seem to have anything to do with the alleged X.509 v4...
> 
> And considering the discussions I mentioned were so long ago, and
> nothing seems to have been said since, I'm assuming the v4 idea was
> dropped, at least for now.

As far as I understand "X509_4thEdition", it is the 4 in that word
that is meant.
Since the invention of extensions there is not really a need 
to change the format of certs or crls, or ...


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