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<td class="inthissection">
<p>In this section:</p>
<p><a href="#Certificate_Details">Certificate Details</a></p>
<p><a href="#Enrollment_Information">Enrollment Information</a></p>
<p><a href="#Certificate_Renewal">Certificate Renewal</a></p>
<p><a href="cert_dialog_help.html#Choose_Security_Device">Choose Security Device</a>
<p><a href="cert_dialog_help.html#Certificate_Backup">Certificate Backup</a>
<p><a href="#User_Identification_Request">User Identification Request</a></p>
<p><a href="#New_Certificate_Authority">New Certificate Authority</a></p>
<p><a href="#Web_Site_Certificates">Web Site Certificates</a></p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="Enrollment_Information"></a>
<h2>Enrollment Information</h2>
<p>The following windows may appear while you are attempting to obtain a certificate from a certificate authority (a process sometimes called <I>certificate enrollment</I>): </P>
<ul><LI><a href="cert_dialog_help.html#Encryption_Key_Copy">Encryption Key Copy</a></LI>
<LI><a href="cert_dialog_help.html#Certificate_Backup">Certificate_Backup</a>
</LI></A><BR></ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="Encryption_Key_Copy"></a>
<h3>Encryption Key Copy</h3>
<p><a href="glossary.html#certificate_authority_(CA)">Certificate authorities (CAs)</a> that issue separate signing and encryption email certificates typically make backup copies of your private encryption key during the certificate enrollment process. Separate signing and encryption certificates require email software that supports <a href="glossary.html#dual_key_pairs">dual key pairs</a> for use in signing and encrypting email.</P>
<p>It's important to understand that a CA that has archived a backup copy of your encryption key has the potential capability of decrypting any messages encrypted with your public key. If you trust your CA with this capability, click OK. After your CA makes a backup copy of the encryption key, you will be able to use that key to access your encrypted mail even if you lose your password or lose your own copy of the key. If no backup copy of your encryption key exists and you lose your password or the key, you will have no way of reading any of your encrypted email messages.</P></A>
<p>If you don't trust the CA that is requesting the backup copy, don't request a certificate from it. Click Cancel to stop both the backup procedure and the request for a certificate.</P>
<p>If you are not sure whether to trust the CA that is requesting the backup copy, talk to your system administrator.</P></A>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="Certificate_Backup"></a>
<h3>Certificate Backup</h3>
<h2>Certificate Backup</h2>
<p>When you receive a certificate, make a backup copy of the certificate and its private key, then store the copy in a safe place. For example, you can put the copy on a floppy disk and store it with other valuable items under lock and key. That way, even if you have hard disk or file corruption problems, you can easily restore the certificate.</P>
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<p>Like any other valuable data, certificates should be backed up to avoid future trouble and expense. Do it now so you don't forget.</P>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="Certificate_Renewal"></a>
<h2>Certificate Renewal</h2>
<p>Like a credit card, a driver's license, and many other forms of identification, a certificate is valid for a specified period of time. When a certificate expires, you need to get a new one&#151;unless you have decided that you don't need that certificate anymore. </P>
<p>Certifocate Manager displays the Certificate Renewal window when it detects that one of your certificates is about to expire. Information about the certificate is displayed at the top of the window. The information provided includes the name of the CA that issued the certificate (labeled "Issued Under").</P>
<p>The Certificate Renewal window allows you to make one of two decisions:</P>
<ul>
<LI><B>Renew this certificate now.</B> If you select this option, Certificate Manager initiates the renewal process.</LI>
<LI><B>Remind me to renew this certificate later.</B> If you select this option, Certificate Manager will not initiate the renewal process, but will remind you again later.</LI></A></ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="User_Identification_Request"></a>
<h2>User Identification Request</h2>
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<p>The certificates you have available for the purposes of identifying yourself to a web site are listed in the drop-down menu in the bottom part of the window. Choose the certificate that seems most likely to be recognized by the web site you want to visit.</P></A>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="No_Acceptable_Identification"></a>
<h2>No Acceptable Identification</h2>
<p>The web site you are attempting to visit requires that your browser present an appropriate certificate for identification purposes. Your browser does not have a certificat available that this web site will accept.
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="New_Certificate_Authority"></a>
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<h2>Web Site Certificates</h2>
<p>One of the following windows may appear when you attempt to go to a web site that supports <a href="glossary.html#authentication">authentication</a> and <a href="glossary.html#9encryption">encryption</a>:</P>
<p>One of the windows listed here may appear when you attempt to go to a web site that supports the use of <a href="glossary.html#Secure_Sockets_Layer_(SSL)">SSL</a> for <a href="glossary.html#authentication">authentication</a> and <a href="glossary.html#9encryption">encryption</a>.</P>
<ul>
<LI><a href="#New_Web_Site_Certificate">New Web Site Certificate</a></LI>
<LI><a href="#Expired_Web_Site_Certificate">Expired Web Site Certificate</a></LI>
<LI><a href="#Web_Site_Certificate_Not_Yet_Valid">Web Site Certificate Not Yet Valid</a></LI>
<LI><a href="#Unexpected_Certificate_Name">Unexpected Certificate Name</a></LI>
</ul>
<table cellpadding=4 cellspacing=2 bgcolor="#cccccc" Width=324>
<tr>
<td class="inthissection">
<p>In this section:</p>
<p><a href="#New_Web_Site_Certificate">New Web Site Certificate</a>
<p><a href="#Expired_Web_Site_Certificate">Expired Web Site Certificate</a>
<p><a href="#Web_Site_Certificate_Not_Yet_Valid">Web Site Certificate Not Yet Valid</a></LI>
<p><a href="#Unexpected_Certificate_Name">Unexpected Certificate Name</a>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<hr>
<p><i>6/27/2001</i></p>
<p><i>7/3/2001</i></p>
<p>Copyright &copy; 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
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<a NAME="Manage_Certificates"></a>
<h3>Manage Certificates</h3>
<p>Certificates are the digital equivalent of ID cards&151;they help other people
<p>Certificates are the digital equivalent of ID cards&#151;they help other people
identify you, and they help you identify other people, web sites, and organizations.
<p>To examine or configure the certificates you have on file, click Manage Certificates.
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</p>
<hr>
<p><i>6/19/2001</i></p>
<p><i>7/3/2001</i></p>
<p>Copyright &copy; 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
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<a NAME="Manage_Certificates"></a>
<h3>Manage Certificates</h3>
<p>Certificates are the digital equivalent of ID cards&151;they help other people
<p>Certificates are the digital equivalent of ID cards&#151;they help other people
identify you, and they help you identify other people, web sites, and organizations.
<p>To examine or configure the certificates you have on file, click Manage Certificates.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ security device, and you can use additional security devices, such as smart card
</p>
<hr>
<p><i>6/19/2001</i></p>
<p><i>7/3/2001</i></p>
<p>Copyright &copy; 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
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The <a href="glossary.html#1020903">certificate authority (CA)</a> with a self-signed certificate at the top of a <a href="glossary.html#1018500">certificate chain</a>. See also <a href="glossary.html#999541">subordinate CA</a>.<P>
</A>
<A NAME="Secure Sockets Layer_(SSL)"></A><A NAME="999463">
<A NAME="Secure_Sockets_Layer_(SSL)"></A><A NAME="999463">
<B>Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).</B>&nbsp;
</A><A NAME="999472">
A protocol that allows mutual authentication between a <a href="glossary.html#1029510">client</a> and a <a href="glossary.html#1029749">server</a> for the purpose of establishing an authenticated and encrypted connection. SSL runs above TCP/IP and below HTTP, LDAP, IMAP, NNTP, and other high-level network protocols. The new Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard called Transport Layer Security (TLS) is based on SSL. See also <a href="glossary.html#998782">authentication</a>, <a href="glossary.html#999078">encryption</a>.<P>
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</p>
<hr>
<p><i>6/19/2001</i></p>
<p><i>7/3/2001</i></p>
<p>Copyright &copy; 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>

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The <a href="glossary.html#1020903">certificate authority (CA)</a> with a self-signed certificate at the top of a <a href="glossary.html#1018500">certificate chain</a>. See also <a href="glossary.html#999541">subordinate CA</a>.<P>
</A>
<A NAME="Secure Sockets Layer_(SSL)"></A><A NAME="999463">
<A NAME="Secure_Sockets_Layer_(SSL)"></A><A NAME="999463">
<B>Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).</B>&nbsp;
</A><A NAME="999472">
A protocol that allows mutual authentication between a <a href="glossary.html#1029510">client</a> and a <a href="glossary.html#1029749">server</a> for the purpose of establishing an authenticated and encrypted connection. SSL runs above TCP/IP and below HTTP, LDAP, IMAP, NNTP, and other high-level network protocols. The new Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard called Transport Layer Security (TLS) is based on SSL. See also <a href="glossary.html#998782">authentication</a>, <a href="glossary.html#999078">encryption</a>.<P>
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</p>
<hr>
<p><i>6/19/2001</i></p>
<p><i>7/3/2001</i></p>
<p>Copyright &copy; 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>

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<ol>
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
<li>Under the Privacy and Security category, choose Web Passwords. (If no options are visible under Privacy and Security, click its triangle to expand the list.)
<li>Under the Privacy and Security category, choose Web Passwords. (If no subcategories are visible, click to expand the list.)
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="Password_Manager"></a>
<a NAME="Password_Manager:preferencesIDX"></a>
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<h2>Privacy and Security Preferences - Master Passwords</h2>
<p>You can use the Master Passwords preferences panel to set or change your master password and, if you use personal certificates to identify yourself, to control how often it's requested.
<p>This section describes how to use the Master Passwords panel. If you are not already viewing the panel, follow these steps:
<ol>
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
<li>Under the Privacy and Security category, choose Master Passwords. (If no subcategories are visible, click to expand the list.)
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;
<table cellpadding=4 cellspacing=2 bgcolor="#cccccc" Width=324>
<tr>
<td class="inthissection">
<p>In this section:</p>
<p><a href="#Change_Master_Password">Change Master Password</a></p>
<p><a href="#Master_Password">Master Password Timout</a>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p>A master password protects a security device, which is a software or hardware device that stores sensitive information associated with your identity, such as keys or certificates. For example, the browser has a built-in Software Security Device, and you can also use external security devices, such as smart cards, if your computer is configured to use them.
<p>The master password for the browser's built-in Software Security Device also protects your master key. Your master key is used to encrypt sensitive information such as email passwords, web site passwords, and other data stored by the Password Manager and Forms Manager.
<p>The master password for the browser's built-in Software Security Device protects your master key. Your master key is used to encrypt sensitive information such as email passwords, web site passwords, and other data stored by the Password Manager and Form Manager.
<p>If someone uses your computer who knows or can guess the master password for the software security device, that person may be able to access web sites while pretending to be you. This can be dangerous&#151;for example, if you manage your financial accounts over the Internet.
<p>To set or change any of your master passwords, click the Change Password button in the Master Passwords preferences panel (or open the Tasks menu, then choose Privacy and Security, Password Manager, and Change Master Password).
<p>You can then use the Set Master Password dialog box to provide the following information:
<ul>
<p><b>Security Device:</b> Each security device requires a separate master password. For example, if you are using one or more smart cards to store some of your certificates, you should set a separate master password for each one. If more than one security device is available, a pop-up menu at the top of the Set Master Password dialog box allows you to choose the device whose password you want to change.</P>
<p><b>Old password:</b> If you are changing an existing master password, you must first type the old password. If you don't type the old password correctly, you will see the message "Incorrect password entered" after you click OK. If this happens, your password has not been changed and you must start all over again.
<p><b>Enter a new password:</b> Type your new password into this field.
<p><b>Enter the password again:</b> Type your new password again. If you don't type it the second time exactly as you did the first time, the OK button remains inactive. If this happens, try typing the new password again.
</ul>
<p>If someone uses your computer who knows or can guess your master password, that person may be able to access web sites while pretending to be you. This can be dangerous&#151;for example, if you manage your financial accounts over the Internet.
<p>Therefore, it's important to select a master password that's difficult to guess. The <b>password quality meter</b> gives you a rough idea of the quality of your password as you type it based on factors such as length and the use of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. For further guidelines, see the online document <a href="http://home.netscape.com/security/basics/passwords.html" TARGET="_blank">Choosing a Good Password</a>.
<p>It's also important to record your master password in a safe place&#151;and<I> not </I>anywhere that's easily accessible to someone else. If you forget this password, you may not be able to access important information, such as web sites that require passwords or certificates stored on your computer. </P>
<p>Note that each security device requires a separate master password. For example, if you are using one or more smart cards to store some of your certificates, you must set a separate master password for each one. </P>
<p>It's also important to record your master password in a safe place&#151;and<b> not </b>anywhere that's easily accessible to someone else. If you forget this password, you may not be able to access important information, such as web sites that require passwords or certificates stored on your computer. </P>
<p>
[&nbsp;<A HREF="#Master_Password_Timeout">Return to beginning of Master Passwords section</A>&nbsp;]
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<hr>
<p><i>6/27/2001</i></p>
<p><i>7/3/2001</i></p>
<p>Copyright &copy; 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
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<ol>
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
<li>Under the Privacy and Security category, choose Web Passwords. (If no options are visible under Privacy and Security, click its triangle to expand the list.)
<li>Under the Privacy and Security category, choose Web Passwords. (If no subcategories are visible, click to expand the list.)
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="Password_Manager"></a>
<a NAME="Password_Manager:preferencesIDX"></a>
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<h2>Privacy and Security Preferences - Master Passwords</h2>
<p>You can use the Master Passwords preferences panel to set or change your master password and, if you use personal certificates to identify yourself, to control how often it's requested.
<p>This section describes how to use the Master Passwords panel. If you are not already viewing the panel, follow these steps:
<ol>
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
<li>Under the Privacy and Security category, choose Master Passwords. (If no subcategories are visible, click to expand the list.)
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;
<table cellpadding=4 cellspacing=2 bgcolor="#cccccc" Width=324>
<tr>
<td class="inthissection">
<p>In this section:</p>
<p><a href="#Change_Master_Password">Change Master Password</a></p>
<p><a href="#Master_Password">Master Password Timout</a>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p>A master password protects a security device, which is a software or hardware device that stores sensitive information associated with your identity, such as keys or certificates. For example, the browser has a built-in Software Security Device, and you can also use external security devices, such as smart cards, if your computer is configured to use them.
<p>The master password for the browser's built-in Software Security Device also protects your master key. Your master key is used to encrypt sensitive information such as email passwords, web site passwords, and other data stored by the Password Manager and Forms Manager.
<p>The master password for the browser's built-in Software Security Device protects your master key. Your master key is used to encrypt sensitive information such as email passwords, web site passwords, and other data stored by the Password Manager and Form Manager.
<p>If someone uses your computer who knows or can guess the master password for the software security device, that person may be able to access web sites while pretending to be you. This can be dangerous&#151;for example, if you manage your financial accounts over the Internet.
<p>To set or change any of your master passwords, click the Change Password button in the Master Passwords preferences panel (or open the Tasks menu, then choose Privacy and Security, Password Manager, and Change Master Password).
<p>You can then use the Set Master Password dialog box to provide the following information:
<ul>
<p><b>Security Device:</b> Each security device requires a separate master password. For example, if you are using one or more smart cards to store some of your certificates, you should set a separate master password for each one. If more than one security device is available, a pop-up menu at the top of the Set Master Password dialog box allows you to choose the device whose password you want to change.</P>
<p><b>Old password:</b> If you are changing an existing master password, you must first type the old password. If you don't type the old password correctly, you will see the message "Incorrect password entered" after you click OK. If this happens, your password has not been changed and you must start all over again.
<p><b>Enter a new password:</b> Type your new password into this field.
<p><b>Enter the password again:</b> Type your new password again. If you don't type it the second time exactly as you did the first time, the OK button remains inactive. If this happens, try typing the new password again.
</ul>
<p>If someone uses your computer who knows or can guess your master password, that person may be able to access web sites while pretending to be you. This can be dangerous&#151;for example, if you manage your financial accounts over the Internet.
<p>Therefore, it's important to select a master password that's difficult to guess. The <b>password quality meter</b> gives you a rough idea of the quality of your password as you type it based on factors such as length and the use of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. For further guidelines, see the online document <a href="http://home.netscape.com/security/basics/passwords.html" TARGET="_blank">Choosing a Good Password</a>.
<p>It's also important to record your master password in a safe place&#151;and<I> not </I>anywhere that's easily accessible to someone else. If you forget this password, you may not be able to access important information, such as web sites that require passwords or certificates stored on your computer. </P>
<p>Note that each security device requires a separate master password. For example, if you are using one or more smart cards to store some of your certificates, you must set a separate master password for each one. </P>
<p>It's also important to record your master password in a safe place&#151;and<b> not </b>anywhere that's easily accessible to someone else. If you forget this password, you may not be able to access important information, such as web sites that require passwords or certificates stored on your computer. </P>
<p>
[&nbsp;<A HREF="#Master_Password_Timeout">Return to beginning of Master Passwords section</A>&nbsp;]
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<hr>
<p><i>6/27/2001</i></p>
<p><i>7/3/2001</i></p>
<p>Copyright &copy; 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
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<ul>
<LI><b>Entering a site that supports encryption.</b> Select this warning if you want to be reminded whenever you are entering a web site that supports encryption.
<LI><b>Entering a site that uses low-grade encryption.</b> Select this warning if you want to be reminded whenever you are entering a web site that supports low-grade encryption. (Low-grade encryption is the weakest encryption available, using 40-bit keys.)
<LI><b>Sending form data from an insecure page to an insecure page.</b> Select this warning if you want to be reminded whenever you are submitting data over an unencrypted connetion. <b>You may want to select this option even if you don't want any of the others, so you don't inadvertently send sensitive
<LI><b>Sending form data from an insecure page to an insecure page.</b> Select this warning if you want to be reminded whenever you are submitting data over an unencrypted connection. <b>You may want to select this option even if you don't want any of the others, so you don't inadvertently send sensitive
information that isn't encrypted. </b>If you send unencrypted information over the Internet, it can easily be intercepted by other people.
<LI><b>Viewing a page with an encrypted/unencrypted mix.</b> Select this warning if you want to be alerted whenever you are viewing a page that includes any information that's not encrypted.
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<ul>
<LI><b>Entering a site that supports encryption.</b> Select this warning if you want to be reminded whenever you are entering a web site that supports encryption.
<LI><b>Entering a site that uses low-grade encryption.</b> Select this warning if you want to be reminded whenever you are entering a web site that supports low-grade encryption. (Low-grade encryption is the weakest encryption available, using 40-bit keys.)
<LI><b>Sending form data from an insecure page to an insecure page.</b> Select this warning if you want to be reminded whenever you are submitting data over an unencrypted connetion. <b>You may want to select this option even if you don't want any of the others, so you don't inadvertently send sensitive
<LI><b>Sending form data from an insecure page to an insecure page.</b> Select this warning if you want to be reminded whenever you are submitting data over an unencrypted connection. <b>You may want to select this option even if you don't want any of the others, so you don't inadvertently send sensitive
information that isn't encrypted. </b>If you send unencrypted information over the Internet, it can easily be intercepted by other people.
<LI><b>Viewing a page with an encrypted/unencrypted mix.</b> Select this warning if you want to be alerted whenever you are viewing a page that includes any information that's not encrypted.
</ul>