letsencrypt / letsencrypt/boulder

Investigate dropping the certificateStatus table

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Since Sep 23, 2025.

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Description

This table was primarily used for OCSP; our CRL systems instead use the revokedCertificates table. With OCSP shutting down, let's identify all other code which uses the certificateStatus table, and see what work is necessary to drop this table entirely.

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