October 2020 – written by dogoncouch and edited by leaena. Concept This article assumes you have a working knowledge of public key infrastructure (PKI). For more information on certificates and PKI, see my article on how certificates work. We’ve all heard that one should never click through a certificate warning, because it can be dangerous. […]
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October 2020 – written by dogoncouch and edited by leaena. Concept Certificates are an important part of trust on the internet. They make it possible to verify the identity of a system when connecting to it, and they provide the basis for encrypted communication. For an overview of certificates and public key infrastructure, see my […]
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How Certificates Work
October 2020 – written by dogoncouch and edited by leaena. Concept Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is an essential part of the internet. It enables identities to be verified in a way that can’t be forged; without it, you could never be sure that the web site you were looking at was really… the web site […]