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Administration Guide
B.1. Internet Security Issues ............................................................................................ 449
B.2. Encryption and Decryption ........................................................................................ 450
B.2.1. Symmetric-Key Encryption ............................................................................. 450
B.2.2. Public-Key Encryption .................................................................................... 451
B.2.3. Key Length and Encryption Strength ............................................................... 452
B.3. Digital Signatures ..................................................................................................... 452
B.4. Certificates and Authentication .................................................................................. 453
B.4.1. A Certificate Identifies Someone or Something ................................................ 453
B.4.2. Authentication Confirms an Identity ................................................................. 454
B.4.3. How Certificates Are Used ............................................................................. 457
B.4.4. Single Sign-on ............................................................................................... 459
B.4.5. Contents of a Certificate ................................................................................ 460
B.4.6. How CA Certificates Establish Trust ............................................................... 462
B.5. Managing Certificates ............................................................................................... 467
B.5.1. Issuing Certificates ........................................................................................ 467
B.5.2. Certificates and the LDAP Directory ................................................................ 468
B.5.3. Key Management .......................................................................................... 468
B.5.4. Revoking Certificates ..................................................................................... 469
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