A PKI certificate is just one type of digital certificate in use today. Certificates made following public key infrastructure formats allow certificates to be used and shared among multiple users. Each public certificate is identical and will allow access to the resources it is designed to provide. It is important when distributing public certificates to not get them mixed up with your private certificates. Private certificates are used by only one individual or business and should never be shared freely.
How Do You Distinguish One PKI Certificate from Another?
It is easy to distinguish one PKI certificate from another by the information contained within each certificate. If you look at the details about a certificate, it will provide you with a variety of information. This information can include the issuer, date of issue, expiration date and other basic details. Finding these details does require having some advanced knowledge about where to locate certificates on your computer. Most IT experts should easily be able to review the information, whenever it is required.