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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 and 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 cer-
tificates for authorities you trust. (Figure 3-33, Figure
3-34)
* The “My Certificates “store contains your personal cer-
tificates, 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”.