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3.2.4 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.
Table 3.19: Certificates
ICON ITEM & FUNCTION
• “Store” Tab ( Figure 3-31) :
* In the Stores tab, select the certificate store you wish to
view or modify from the drop-down list (Figure 3-32).
* The “Trusted Authorities “store lists the top-level
certificates for authorities you trust.( Figure 3-33 ,
Figure 3-34)
* 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 3-35).
* 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”.