To explain the capabilities of Digital Certificate and its possible applications in Internet security, a series of seminars were held during The Digital Certificate Information Day on 14 Jan.
Topics covered
The seminars were designed to cover various issues which users would encounter when using Digital Certificates, including introduction to the
- Public Key Infrastructure (PKI);
- Certification Authority (CA);
- Public Key and Private Key;
- Hierarchy of trust;
- Email encryption;
- Public Key Cryptography Standard (PKCS) #12 and
- Secure storage of digital certificate.
Besides the certificate itself, one of the seminars also provided ideas on the application of Digital Certificates in Internet surfing, introducing the virus and security holes, importance of encryption and the identification of fraudulent websites.
Course Materials
These seminars have been well received by attendees. And we have also received many requests for course materials. Apart from downloading the notes at http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/itsc/training/review.html, you can also find this seminar series video archive on the same page. All videos are in Windows Media format and played using Windows Media Player.
