What are digital certificates?
Q: What are digital certificates?
A: Digital certificates are electronic 'credit cards' that establish your credentials when doing a business or other transactions on the Web.
Q: Who issues digital certificates?
A: Digital certificates are issued by a certification authority (CA).
Q: What information is included in a digital certificate?
A: A digital certificate contains the certificate holder's name, a serial number, expiration dates, a copy of the certificate holder's public key (used for encrypting messages and digital signatures), and the digital signature of the certificate-issuing authority so that a recipient can verify that the certificate is real.
Q: What is X.509?
A: X.509 is a standard for digital certificates.
Q: What are the classes of digital certificates?
A: The classes of digital certificates are Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3.
Q: What is Class 1 digital certificate?
A: The class 1 defines the certificate that do not hold any legal validity as the validation process is based only on a valid email ID and involves no direct verification.
Q: What is Class 3 digital certificate?
A: The class 3 requires the person present himself or herself in front of the registration authority and prove his or her identity.
