Library items tagged: server certificates

2020-07 Advisory: EAP server certificate considerations

Stefan Paetow
Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - 02:31
EAP
eduroam(UK) Advisory
eduroam
server certificates
eduroam(UK) Advisory: EAP server certificate considerations (July 2020)
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Certificate Service

Anonymous
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 14:48
Authentication
SSL
jcs
server certificates
All Jisc services are governed by the Janet policies. This page contains instructions for: joining the Jisc Certificate Service how to request a certificate It also contains links to:
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Digital signatures 3: frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Anonymous
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 19:49
server certificates
digital signatures
authentication
security
factsheet
FAQ
PB/INFO/004 (10/06) What is a digital certificate? It is a collection of electronic information, usually containing a statement of the identity of the owner and some additional data. This is generated using cryptography, not to conceal the statement, but to make it hard for anyone other than the owner to forge it. Digital certificates are usually stored as files, either on a computer disk or a smartcard.
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Digital signatures 2: signing electronic mail

Anonymous
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 19:49
factsheet
digital signatures
certificates
server certificates
authentication
security
PB/INFO/003 (06/06) It is relatively easy to create an electronic mail message that appears, superficially at least, to come from someone else. It is therefore useful to be able to ‘sign’ e-mails, as we use ink signatures on paper documents and letters, to give stronger proof of their origin. There are systems that allow such signatures to be created using certificates and certification agencies, however the most commonly used system, Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), uses a different approach and terminology.
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Digital signatures 1: certificates and certification authorities

Anonymous
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 19:48
certificates
certification authorities
digital signatures
factsheet
security
server certificates
PB/INFO/002 (06/06)
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Using certificates issued by the Janet Certificate Service with MS IAS

Anonymous
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 15:16
MS IAS
eduroam
server certificates
eduroam(UK)
Jezz Palmer, University of Wales SwanseaPaul Matthews, University of Wales SwanseaJosh Howlett, Janet Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Procedure 2.1 Patch OpenSSL 2.2 Generate the certificate 2.3 Configure the Microsoft Management Console 2.4 Import the chaining certificate
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Using server certificates factsheet

Anonymous
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 16:22
Authentication
SSL
factsheet
jcs
security
server certificates
PB/INFO/069 Most users know vaguely that web addresses beginning http:// and https:// are different. An https:// web site (‘secure HTTP’) provides users with some protection against some types ofInternet threat (though both server and client computers have to do more work):
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