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Whenever you receive a digitally signed message, you can store the
sender’s certificate and public key in your email address book. You
can also search the growing list of online directories that contain
public keys and certificates, retrieve these items and use them to send
encrypted email.
When a certificate is issued, it is linked to the current user name and
the email address that you specified during the certificate request
process. If you log in with a different user name, you will not be able
to access the certificate. To use the certificate on a different computer,
you must have the same email address set up on it, and you must be
logged in with the same user name.
CA Types and Hierarchies
An organization can establish its own CA structure to support its
digital security requirements, using Microsoft CA in Windows 2000,
or other certificate services providers.
Standalone and Enterprise CAs
A CA can be configured as a standalone CA or an enterprise CA:
Standalone CA: A trusted third-party entity that issues and
revokes certificates for all an organization’s users. This can be a
commercial CA, such as VeriSign, or any other body that is trusted
and provides similar services.
Using a standalone CA provides users with a means of secure
communication within the organization and with those outside it,
but does not enable an organization to control its own certificate
issuing and management policy.
Enterprise CA: An organization can set up its own enterprise CA
to meet its specific business requirements, enabling it to control the
issuing and revoking of certificates for its users.
An enterprise CA is an ideal framework for controlling access to
internal resources or functions within an organization. By issuing
certificates to selected personnel, for example, a company can
ensure that certain goods and services are ordered only by
authorized employees.
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