HP Webwise MPE/iX secure web server tutorial - September 2000

September 14, 2000
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hp e3000
webwise
secure web
server
definitions: certificate
• Validates your identity to others
• Format defined by X.509 standard
• Created by a Certificate Authority
• Contains:
• your identity (name, company, locality, etc)
• your public key
• validity dates
• the identity and signature of a trusted agency called
a Certificate Authority