HP Webwise MPE/iX secure web server tutorial - April 2002
April 4, 2002
Solution Symposium
Page 19
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