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>Revision v0.5</TD
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>2002-10-20</TD
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>Revised by: FM</TD
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>Adding IPsec information from Nate Carlson, natecars@natecarlson.com / Adding IMAPS and POPS information from Bill Shirley, webnut@telocity.com / Adding WinCrypt information from Colin McKinnon, colin@wew.co.uk</TD
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>Adding openssl.cnf file / Adding CRL info from Averroes, a.averroes@libertysurf.fr / Correcting spelling</TD
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>A first hand approach on how to manage a certificate authority (CA), and issue or sign certificates to be used for secure web, secure e-mail, or signing code and other usages.</P
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>1. <A
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>1.1. <A
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>Introduction</A
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>1.2. <A
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>What is SSL and what are Certificates?</A
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>What about S/Mime or other protocols?</A
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>Certificate Management</A
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>2.1. <A
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>Create a Root Certification Authority Certificate.</A
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>Create a non root Certification Authority Certificate.</A
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>Install the CA root certificate as a Trusted Root Certificate</A
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>Securing Internet Protocols.</A
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>Securing E-mails.</A
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>Securing Files</A
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