PKI Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v2.32, by Herong Yang
Usage Examples of Public Key Infrastructure
This section provides some usage examples of PKI (Public Key Infrastructure), like HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) protocol, digital signature, encryption of documents, digital identification.
The most popular usage example of PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) is the HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) protocol. HTTPS is a combination of the HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and SSL/TLS (Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security) protocols to provide encrypted communication and secure identification of a Web server.
In HTTPS, the Web server's PKI certificate is used by the browser for two purposes:
Other usage examples of PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) are:
Table of Contents
►Introduction of PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)
What Is PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)
►Usage Examples of Public Key Infrastructure
Most Popular Certificate Authorities
Introduction of HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure)
Using HTTPS with Google Chrome
Using HTTPS with Mozilla Firefox
HTTPS with IE (Internet Explorer)
Android and Server Certificate
Windows Certificate Stores and Console
RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) and Server Certificate
macOS Certificate Stores and Keychain Access
Perl Scripts Communicating with HTTPS Servers
PHP Scripts Communicating with HTTPS Servers
Java Programs Communicating with HTTPS Servers
.NET Programs Communicating with HTTPS Servers
CAcert.org - Root CA Offering Free Certificates
PKI CA Administration - Issuing Certificates
Comodo Free Personal Certificate
Digital Signature - Microsoft Word
Digital Signature - OpenOffice.org 3