What is a private CA certificate?
Simply so, what is private and public certificate?
Public and private trust certificates are types of SSL/TLS certificates that are formatted to suit different use cases. Entrust Datacard issues SSL/TLS certificates to meet both the public and the private trust models.
One may also ask, what is a private SSL certificate? SSL comes from Secure Socket Layer and it is a protocol through which an encrypted connection between the user and the server is established. SSL Certificates protect credit card transactions, user log-ins and all other customer data through a 256-bit encryption.
One may also ask, how does a CA sign a certificate?
In summary,
- You generate a private key / public key pair and submit a CSR to a Certificate Authority.
- The CA verifies whether the information on the certificate is correct and then signs it using its (the CA's) private key.
- You import the signed server certificate unto your server.
How do I create a private certificate?
Generate Your IIS Self Signed Certificate Click on the name of the server in the Connections column on the left. Double-click on Server Certificates. In the Actions column on the right, click on Create Self-Signed Certificate Enter any friendly name and then click OK.