Conclusion

• The course objectives have been achieved:
  • Define encryption and its purpose.
  • Learn about private key encryption and public key encryption.
  • Learn the difference between a digital signature and a message authentication code.
  • Learn makes up a digital certficate.
  • Understand the need for a certifying authority.
  • Examine popular asymmetric encryption algorithms.
  • Learn about the OSI model and understand where SSL fits in it.
  • Learn about the different protocols that comprise SSL.
  • Step through the process of how SSL generates and exchanges secret keys.
  • Learn what a cipher suite is.
  • Understand what is https.
  • Enable SSL on the client.
  • Enable SSL on the server.
  • Establish a criteria for choosing a certifying authority.
  • Learn when to consider using a self signing certificate.
  • Define a certificate server.
  • Install Microsoft Certificate Services.
  • Understand the differences between a enterprise CA and a stand alone CA.
  • Enable secure communications with IIS.
  • Configure Apache to run SSL.

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© 2006 John Michael Pierobon

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