Linux Certificate Stores and Tools

This chapter provides tutorial notes and example codes on Linux Certificate stores and tools. Topics include root CA certificate location; 'update-ca-certificates' and 'update-ca-trust' commands to main trusted root CA certificates; 'certutil' command to manage NSS certificate database for Firefox and Chrome.

Root CA Certificate Location on Linux

update-ca-certificates Command on Ubuntu

update-ca-trust Command on CentOS

"certutil" for NSS Certificate Databases on Linux

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Table of Contents

 About This Book

 Introduction of PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)

 Introduction of HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure)

 Using HTTPS with Google Chrome

 Using HTTPS with Mozilla Firefox

 Using HTTPS with Microsoft Edge

 Using HTTPS with Apple Safari

 Using HTTPS with IE (Internet Explorer)

 Android and Server Certificate

 iPhone and Server Certificate

 Windows Certificate Stores and Console

 RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) and Server Certificate

 macOS Certificate Stores and Keychain Access

Linux Certificate Stores and Tools

 Perl Scripts Communicating with HTTPS Servers

 PHP Scripts Communicating with HTTPS Servers

 Python Scripts Communicating with HTTPS Servers

 Java Programs Communicating with HTTPS Servers

 .NET Programs Communicating with HTTPS Servers

 CAcert.org - Root CA Offering Free Certificates

 PKI CA Administration - Issuing Certificates

 Comodo Free Personal Certificate

 Digital Signature - Microsoft Word

 Digital Signature - OpenOffice.org 3

 S/MIME and Email Security

 PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) Terminology

 Archived Tutorials

 References

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