Digital Certificates
Featuring 3 Papers as of August 3, 2011
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Who do you trust?
Matthew Luallen - August 3, 2011
While certificates have their uses in a security regimen, they are not a bullet-proof method to ensure the authenticity of software, a person, or communications.
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Security Alert: Fraudulent Digital Certificates
Ferdinand Gomes - October 31, 2003
Digital certificates are critical for businesses and customers who download patches, updates and various other forms of software from the Internet.
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What Secure Site Seals Mean to Consumer
Kwok Chan - October 31, 2003
We definitely trust brandname and is the key to locate the merchant in the great internet world of web sites.
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