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Digital Certificates , 07/29/02 Digital Certificates What Are They, and What Are They Doing in My Browser? By Judith V. Boettcher and Amanda Powell Digital Certificates provide a means to authenticate individuals and secure communications on campus. CREN now offers an easy way for institutions to learn about and deploy this powerful technology. Did you know that you have a cache of Digital Certificates in your Web browser? In fact, you probably have more than 60 Digital Certificates that come preinstalled in the Netscape and Internet Explorer browsers. These Certificates are from vendors such as VeriSign, Entrust, and Baltimore. Your Web browser uses them for secure access to Web sites without your even being aware of the presence of the Certificates . What are Digital Certificates ? Digital Certificates are part of a technology called Public Key Infrastructure or PKI. Digital Certificates have been described as virtual ID cards.
Digital Certificates, p.2 07/29/02 Similar to an important ID card, once a digital certificate is issued, it should be managed with care. Just as you would not lend someone else your ID card
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