This section describes how to view trusted certificate
authorities and display default keys within a key database.
About this task
A trusted certificate authority (CA) issues and manages public
keys for data encryption. A key database is used to share public keys
that are used for secure connections. The tasks that follow show how
to view the certificate authorities that are in your database, along
with their expiration dates.
What to do next
The version of iKeyman that is provided by the bundled Java Runtime Environment (JRE) does not add
a default list of signer certificates to newly-created key databases.
Add default signer certificates in iKeyman, as follows:
- Select Signer Certificates from the drop-down menu in the
iKeyman window.
- Click the "Populate" on the right-hand side of the iKeyman window.
- Click the grey boxes next to the certificate authority names (Entrust,
RSA Data Security, Thawte, Verisign) so they display as checked.
- Click OK.