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Displaying default keys and certificate authorities

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.

Procedure

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:
  1. Select Signer Certificates from the drop-down menu in the iKeyman window.
  2. Click Populate.
  3. Click the grey boxes next to the certificate authority names (Entrust, RSA Data Security, Thawte, Verisign) so they display as checked.
  4. Click OK.

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