Differences between current version and predecessor to the previous major change of CertificationAuthority.
Other diffs: Previous Revision, Previous Author, or view the Annotated Edit History
| Newer page: | version 6 | Last edited on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 10:16:59 pm | by AristotlePagaltzis | |
| Older page: | version 3 | Last edited on Thursday, April 1, 2004 11:25:02 am | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
A [CertificationAuthority] signs [PublicKey]s as trustworthy based on a policy, thereby forming the cornerstone of hierarchic [PublicKeyInfrastructure]s such as in the [X509] model. [Thawte] and VeriSign are well known examples.
-This is in sharp contrast to the WebOfTrust PublicKeyInfrastructure model, where trust is granted between ad-hoc peer
-to
-peer relationships
.
+This is in sharp contrast to the WebOfTrust PublicKeyInfrastructure model, where trust is granted between ad-hoc PeerToPeer relationships.
+
+
----
+
+''The following seems misplaced, but no obviously better home for it seems to exist in the wiki yet.''
+
+! Importing root CertificationAuthority certificates in [WebBrowser]s
+
+; Internet Explorer :
+* Get the CA's public certificate.
+* Open the file by double clicking.
+* Click [[Install Certificate]
+* Click [[Next]
+* Select "Place all certificates in the following store". Click [[Browse], select "Trusted Root Certification Authorities", click [[OK]. Click [[Next]
.
+* Click [[Finish]
+* Click [[OK]
+* Click [[OK]
----
CategoryCryptography
