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The GCFN.NET Certificate Authority
Certificate authorities (CAs) are the notary public offices of the
digital world. They issue digital certificates that validate a
holder's identity and authority by using encryption technology. CAs
embed an individual's or an organization's public key along with other
identifying information into each digital certificate and then
cryptographically "sign" it as a tamper-proof seal, verifying the
integrity of the data within it and validating its use.
GCFN.NET functions as a certificate authority for purposes of
identifying individuals and validating web sites. A certificate
digitally signed by GCFN.NET's CA ensures that the stated identity of
an individual and/or site is correct, and that claim is backed by the
strength of the GCFN.NET trust network.
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Configuring Microsoft Internet Explorer
With your browser, point to the address of the certificate and save the file
on your disk. Double click on the file and the Certificate Installation
wizard will start. Because the certificate is self signed, Internet explorer
will automatically install it in the Trusted root Certificate Authority
list. From now on, Internet Explorer won't complain and any Certificate
signed with this root CA Certificate will be trusted too.
You can also open it from Internet explorer which will display the
certificate. Click on the button Install Certificate to launch the
Certificate Installation wizard.
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Configuring Mozilla and Netscape browsers
Download the certificate from the web server using your browser; it
will automatically recognises that it has received a root certificate
and will propose you to add it in its store. Follow the wizard to
install the certifcate. At the end of the wizard you have to specify
for which type of application you trust this certifcate: web site
security, e-mail signing, or code signing.
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Last modified June 26, 2005 |
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