As a security professional, you’ve undoubtedly encountered the use of digital certificates to provide assurance about the identity of a system or user. Have you ever taken a moment to understand how the underlying technology provides this assurance? In this tip, we take a look under the hood of the digital-certificate infrastructure and provide you with the knowledge you need to assess the adequacy of the technology.

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Published in SearchSecurity on 04/19/04