Technology has helped create time saving devices and work processes which took much longer in the past. Instead of having to spend your day running from one person to the next, you can send documents through email or post them online through a secure site. Authorized users just log onto the cloud work area and retrieve the documents they require, or detach them from the email message. In order to make sure your electronic work processes remain secure, you need to use a digital certificate.
A Digital Certificate Contains Different Types of Encrypted Information
A digital certificate contains encrypted information in the form of digital signatures, public keys and private keys. Depending on whether you are the issuer of the certificate or the recipient will determine what types of information is contained within the certificate. The initial issuer of the certificate can have their digital signature and private key in their certificate. When they want to share the certificate with other people, it contains the public key and the necessary components to decrypt the private key and digital signature.