Agrees a CRL number no node has used for this authority.
Where a store is shared, the number is advanced in it through cluster_counters.js; otherwise the candidate is used as it is.
cluster_counters.js
the scope holding the authority
the authority's CA id
this process's clock-based number
the number to sign with, or null when the store refused or eight attempts were overtaken, in which case nothing should be signed
Agrees a CRL number no node has used for this authority.
Where a store is shared, the number is advanced in it through
cluster_counters.js; otherwise the candidate is used as it is.