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Why Is Managing Digital Certificates Important?
Managing digital certificates is a growing field in the field of e-business and online security. Digital certificates are created from digitally signed documents. The most common type of digital certificates are secured digital certificates. The advantages of these over other types are that the document is not only stored in the computer but it is also stored in a database which is accessible by the owner. There is no need to provide security for these certificates as they are digitally signed.

One of the major advantages of managing digital certificates is that they are a perfect substitute for passwords. When using passwords, a person would have to remember every entry made to the system. With a digital certificate, the owner can use another form of identification such as a social security card or passport in order to access the stored information.

There are many benefits in regards to managing SSL certificates. The main advantage is that with the automation involved, it has dramatically reduced the time involved in obtaining this type of certification. The process of obtaining lifecycle management automated is accomplished by utilizing the services of managed certificate software. start ups utilize both the internet and telephone to obtain information regarding certificates and ensure that they remain secure. There are two basic methods that these services utilize to accomplish this; the first is automated through the use of call centers and the second is automated through the use of websites.

start ups of managing digital certificates can be as simple or as complex as an individual wants it to be. For instance, some individuals prefer to outsource their lifecycle management to a company that specializes in this area. If the organization has a team of highly trained individuals, they may choose to automate the process of managing digital signatures through the use of expirations.

Expirations refer to the removal of a certificate's expiration date. This expiration date usually comes about after three years from its issuance or a specific number of years determined by the issuing authority. Security agencies and other regulatory agencies may desire certificates to be expired rather than revoked. Certificate providers typically request that all expirements be handled through the service because it limits the number of people who can access the private keys. start ups limits the potential private key recovery that could occur if a person were to discover an expiring certificate. By allowing certificates to expire at designated intervals, businesses can more easily detect any potential privacy issues related to the private keys.

Another method of managing certificates and controlling access to private keys is to utilize certificate lifecycle management. Certificate lifecycle management refers to approving requests for certificate revocations via automated email. The certificate provider will send the client an email indicating that a certificate has been requested for expiry. Users who access this email will receive a message that states that they have ten days within which to make the requested certificate Revocation Request (Rerc) and request that the certificate be sent to the Certificate Revocation List (C revoking certificate). If the client agrees to the certificate expiration, the provider will send an automated email confirming the action and will permanently remove the certificate from users' computers.

Both automatic email and C revoking certificate management systems require the use of at least one administrator account and a periodically updated list of certificates that have already been sent to a recipient and have gone out of scope. Administrative access to these C revoking certificates must be granted to ensure that the process of expirations are properly monitored. Manual access to the certificates and C revocable certificates is not required. Automatic email expirations require that the client provide login information or passwords to access their private keys; however, manual certificate expirations only require that users provide login information. Automatic email expirations require the use of password protected access to ensure that no one can misuse the private keys contained in the database.

Managing start ups is necessary to ensure that the private keys that identify clients' websites do not become public knowledge. When a site is not visited, it is very unlikely that anyone would be able to tell that a site was created using fake or invalid digital certificates. However, fake or invalid digital certificates are often used by cyber criminals to defraud webmasters of their hard-earned online business ventures. Expiring these digital certificates is the best way to prevent cyber criminals from stealing and locking valuable online commerce.
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