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On Sunday 27 July 2014 at 4:49:26 AM, in <mid:17910141639.20140726234...@gmail.com>, Leonard S. Berkowitz wrote: > Because of the recent traffic about certificates, I > tried to find out some general information about > certificates. The Help facility in TheBat is not much > help with general information, only how to view and > maintain certificates. > Is there some place where I can read some general > information about certificates and why I need them or > need to bother with them? Searching, at least on any search terms I can think of, seems to only yield technical descriptions of TLS aimed mainly at people running servers rather than their userbase, or promotional spiel from those trying to charge to sign your certificate. Try <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X.509>, although even that goes into lots more detail and less broad-brush info than I would like in an overview. In addition to connecting to a server via TLS/SSL, certificates can also be used to digitally sign or encrypt emails. -- Best regards MFPA mailto:2014-667rhzu3dc-lists-gro...@riseup.net A picture is a poem without words Using The Bat! v4.0.38 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 ________________________________________________ Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
