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3.2.4 Certificates
Certificates are used by some applications for establishing trust and for secure
communications.
Certificates are signed and issued by certificate authorities and are valid for a
prescribed period of time. Windows CE manages multiple certificate stores.
Table 3-22 Certificates
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z “Store” Tab ( Figure 3-31) :
9 In the Stores tab, select the certificate store you wish to view or
modify from the drop-down list (Figure 3-32).
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The “Trusted Authorities “store lists the top-level certificates
for authorities you trust.( Figure 3-33 , Figure 3-34)
9
The “My Certificates “store contains your personal certificates,
which you use to identify yourself.
9
Intermediate certificate authorities that help establish a chain of
trust are stored in the “Other Authorities” store.
z “Store” Tab :
9 To add a certificate or associated private key to the selected
store, select “Import” (Figure 3-35).
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To view more details of the selected certificate, such as the
expanded name or expiration date, choose “View”.
9
To delete the selected certificate from the store, choose
“Remove”.