
Chapter 9: Advanced Techniques
Self-signed certificates
These are user created using certificate creation tools. The following list provides some that
are know at the time of writing this section. In this case, users are expected to know and
understand the basics of the procedure.
Product OS Vendor
SelfCert.exe Windows Microsoft – part of Office
abylon SELFCERT Windows http://www.abylonsoft.com/frame.htm
Certificate
Assistant
Mac OS X Built-in.
CA.pl Linux, BSD, Solaris10 Comes with OpenSSL.
keytool JDK or JRE Part of Java (Solaris)
Please see the instructions in the Operating System documentation for your system.
Certificates from a Certificate Authority
Depending on user needs, getting a certificate from a Certificate Authority may be free or
have a cost attached. Some Certificate Authorities offering certificates are listed below:
Vendor Cost Type Contact
Thawte Free Email
http://www.thawte.com/
Comodo Free 30 day trial Server and email
http://www.instantssl.com/
Verisign Cost All types
http://www.verisign.com/
CAcert Free All types
http://www.cacert.org/
Integrating a Certificate with OpenOffice.org
See Help > Contents > Index > Search term > digital signatures for instructions on
enabling Digital Signatures in OpenOffice.org for instructions.
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