Harvard Extension School
CSCI E-12 Fundamentals of Web Site Development | Spring 2019

## Identity

### Certifying Authorities (CAs) and Server Certficate

1. Generate a public/private key pair
2. Send your public key to a CA
3. CA verifies your identity and signs your public key with its own private key
4. Your signed certificate identifies you; analagous to your "passport".

Some CA Companies

- Comodo
- GeoTrust
- Verisign

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