Index

A

Abstract Syntax Notation One (see ASN.1)
administration
OpenSSL command-line utilities, OpenSSL utilities
ASN.1, Contents of an X.509 certificate, ASN.1 and Distinguished Names
attribute types, Attribute types
AVA, AVA
OID, OID
RDN, RDN
attribute value assertion (see AVA)
authentication
own certificate, specifying, Specifying an Application's Own Certificate
SSL/TLS, Overview
mutual, Overview
trusted CA list, Overview
AVA, AVA

B

Basic Encoding Rules (see BER)
BER, BER

C

CA, Integrity of the public key
choosing a host, Choosing a host for a private certification authority
commercial CAs, Commercial Certification Authorities
index file, Initialize the CA database
list of trusted, Trusted CAs
multiple CAs, Certificates signed by multiple CAs
private CAs, Private Certification Authorities
private key, creating, Create a self-signed CA certificate and private key
security precautions, Security precautions
self-signed, Create a self-signed CA certificate and private key
serial file, Initialize the CA database
trusted list, Overview
CA, setting up, Substeps to perform
CAs, Substeps to perform
certificate signing request, Create a certificate signing request, Create a certificate signing request
signing, Sign the CSR, Sign the CSR
certificates
chaining, Certificate chain
creating and signing, Substeps to perform
own, specifying, Specifying an Application's Own Certificate
peer, Chain of trust
public key, Contents of an X.509 certificate
security handshake, Security handshake, Security handshake
self-signed, Self-signed certificate, Create a self-signed CA certificate and private key
signing, Integrity of the public key, Sign the CSR, Sign the CSR
signing request, Create a certificate signing request, Create a certificate signing request
trusted CA list, Overview
X.509, Role of certificates
chaining of certificates, Certificate chain
CSR, Create a certificate signing request, Create a certificate signing request

D

DER, DER
Distinguished Encoding Rules (see DER)
distinguished names
definition, Overview
DN
definition, Overview
string representation, String representation of DN

I

index file, Initialize the CA database

M

multiple CAs, Certificates signed by multiple CAs
mutual authentication, Overview

O

OpenSSL, OpenSSL software package
OpenSSL command-line utilities, OpenSSL utilities

P

peer certificate, Chain of trust
PKCS#12 files
creating, Substeps to perform
private key, Create a self-signed CA certificate and private key
public keys, Contents of an X.509 certificate

R

RDN, RDN
relative distinguished name (see RDN)
root certificate directory, Trusted CAs

S

security handshake
SSL/TLS, Security handshake, Security handshake
self-signed CA, Create a self-signed CA certificate and private key
self-signed certificate, Self-signed certificate
serial file, Initialize the CA database
signing certificates, Integrity of the public key
SSL/TLS
security handshake, Security handshake, Security handshake
SSLeay, OpenSSL software package

T

target authentication, Overview
target only, Overview
trusted CA list policy, Overview
trusted CAs, Trusted CAs

X

X.500, ASN.1 and Distinguished Names
X.509 certificate
definition, Role of certificates