X.509 certificate
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| + | '''X.509 certificate''' is an abstract certificate format used with X.509 public key encryption systems. | ||
| − | + | Certificates supply the public key of somebody you wish to communicate with securely, such as a client or vendor. They are used in electronic transaction processing, for instance. You may need to install a vendor's certificate file on your system in order to send transactions such as credit card sales to be processed. | |
| − | + | An X.509 certificate may be stored in a number of different file formats, such as: | |
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| + | == Links == | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography Public-key cryptography (Wikipedia)] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography Public-key cryptography (Wikipedia)] | ||
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Revision as of 22:02, 17 October 2013
X.509 certificate is an abstract certificate format used with X.509 public key encryption systems.
Certificates supply the public key of somebody you wish to communicate with securely, such as a client or vendor. They are used in electronic transaction processing, for instance. You may need to install a vendor's certificate file on your system in order to send transactions such as credit card sales to be processed.
An X.509 certificate may be stored in a number of different file formats, such as:
