How is issuing a certificate revocation response different from re-issuing the certificate itself?

I am reading about how certificates work in the context of X.509, SSL/TLS/HTTPS. According to Wikipedia, the client (e.g. a browser) is supposed to check the revocation status for each non-root certificate as a part of certification path v… Continue reading How is issuing a certificate revocation response different from re-issuing the certificate itself?