The primary way in which secure digital certificates are created is by using a certification authority system. This system, which can be abbreviated as CA, is used to sign and encrypt together data within the certificate for your users. For each user, the creation process will result in two unique certificates. One certificate is retained by the user and never shared, as it contains their private key. The other certificate is meant to be shared with others, and contains the user’s public key.
Create a Wide Variety of Certificates with a Certification Authority System
The digital certificates created by your certification authority system can be used for a variety of applications and purposes. You can use these certificates for secure email, two factor authentication, SSL, digital signatures, cloud computing security, and software and code signing. The process used to create and use these certificates can vary from one application to the next.