Digital certificates : applied internet security

A digital certificate is a form of electronic identification. Many security-based products on the Internet are based around digital certificates, which bind the identity of a person or device to a public key. They are part of an open standard solution developed by Netscape, Microsoft, VISA, IBM and other companies and protocols agreed by VISA and Mastercard for secure electronic transactions make extensive use of digital certificates. This book provides a thorough guide to digital certificates.