|
IT Management >
Systems Operations >
Security >
|
|
|
ALSO CALLED:
CA,
Certificate Authority,
Certificates,
Certification Authorities
DEFINITION: (CA also stands for conditional access, a term used in DTV.)A certificate authority (CA) is an authority in a network that issues and manages security credentials and public keys for message encryption. As part of a public key infrastructure (PKI), a CA checks with a registration authority (RA) to verify information provided by the requestor of a digital certificate. If the RA verifies the requestor's
…
Definition continues below.
|
|
Certificate Authorities White Papers
(View All Report Types)
|
|
3 Matches
|
How to choose a Certificate Authority
sponsored by VeriSign EMEA
WHITE PAPER:
This white paper looks at the role of Certificate Authorities (CAs) in web security, including what measures a CA can take to promote trust in its certificates and the criteria to consider when choosing the best CA for the job.
Posted: 12 Jan 2012 | Published: 12 Jan 2012
|
|
|
Securing Microsoft Exchange 2010 with VeriSign Authentication Services
sponsored by VeriSign EMEA
WHITE PAPER:
This guide from VeriSign Authentication Services will help take the guesswork out of implementing SSL for Exchange 2010, making it easier than ever to get the SSL certificate you need for a successful and secure Exchange implementation, and to take advantage of powerful capabilities such as Subject Alternative Names (SANs).
Posted: 26 Oct 2011 | Published: 26 Oct 2011
|
|
|
Securing your Private Keys as Best Practice for Code Signing Certificates
sponsored by VeriSign EMEA
WHITE PAPER:
This paper examines recent security breaches such as Stuxnet, and offers best practice measures, especially for the Windows platform, that can help to safeguard private keys so that your company doesn't become tools of malicious hackers.
Posted: 29 Jul 2011 | Published: 29 Jul 2011
|
|
| |
CERTIFICATE AUTHORITIES DEFINITION (continued): … (CA also stands for conditional access, a term used in DTV.)A certificate authority (CA) is an authority in a network that issues and manages security credentials and public keys for message encryption. As part of a public key infrastructure (PKI), a CA checks with a registration authority (RA) to verify information provided by the requestor of a digital certificate. If the RA verifies the requestor's information, the CA can then issue a certificate.Depending on the public key infrastructure implementation, the certificate includes the owner's public key, the expiration date of the certificate, the owner's name, and other information about the public key owner. Certificate Authorities definition sponsored by SearchSecurity.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
|
|
|
|
TechTarget provides enterprise IT professionals with the information they need to perform their jobs
- from developing strategy, to making cost-effective IT purchase decisions and managing their
organizations' IT projects - with its network of
|
|
|
Definitions:
|
|
 |
|
All Rights Reserved,
Copyright 2000 - 2012, TechTarget |
|
|
|
|
