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Digital certificates: technical background and how to use them

by Claudiu Schiaua

→ Europe/Zurich
NIPNE, Bucharest

NIPNE, Bucharest
Description
  • Symmetric cryptography. The need to share a common secret.
  • Public key cryptography.
  • The need to know public keys accurately. The “man in the middle” problem.
  • The use of a trusted third party. Digital certificates.
  • Certification Authorities (CA). The CA chain. The Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
  • Secure communications using digital certificates.
  • The digital signature.
  • Grid-specific use of digital certificates. Proxy.
  • How secure are digital certificates.
  • General rules about usage and storage of digital certificates. Passphrases. Why it is very important to store the private key protected by a strong passphrase