Listing certificate authorities
We can display a list of trusted certificate authorities within a key database.
About this task
A trusted certificate authority issues and manages public keys for data encryption. A key database is used to share public keys that are used for secure connections.
To display a list of trusted certificate authorities (CAs) in a key database, complete the following steps:
Procedure
- Start the IKEYMAN user interface. Refer to Starting the Key Management utility for platform-specific instructions.
- Click Key Database File from the main UI, then click Open.
- Enter your key database name in the Open dialog box, or click key.kdb if you are using the default.
- Enter your correct password in the Password prompt dialog box, and click OK.
- Click Signer Certificates in the Key database content frame.
- Click Signer Certificates, Personal Certificates, or Certificate Requests, to view the list of CAs in the Key Information window.
What to do next
When the <ihsinst>/java/jre/lib/ext/gskikm.jar file
has not been removed, 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:
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