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3.2.2 Certificates
Certificates are used by some applications for establishing trust and for secure
communications.
Certificates are signed and issued by certificate authorities and are valid for a prescribed
period of time. Windows CE manages multiple certificate stores.
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"Store" Tab ( Figure 3-8) :
In the Stores tab, select the certificate store you wish to
view or modify from the drop-down list (Figure 3-9).
The "Trusted Authorities "store lists the top-level
certificates for authorities you trust.( Figure 3-10 , Figure
3-11)
The "My Certificates "store contains your personal
certificates, which you use to identify yourself.
Intermediate certificate authorities that help establish a
chain of trust are stored in the "Other Authorities" store.
"Store" Tab :
To add a certificate or associated private key to the
selected store, select "Import" (Figure 3-12).
To view more details of the selected certificate, such as the
expanded name or expiration date, choose "View".
To delete the selected certificate from the store, choose
"Remove".
Table 3-3 Certificates
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