Re: Question about private key

[Jim Campbell <jwcampbell gmail com>]

Thanks for the explanation, Stef. I was more accustomed to Private Keys in the sense of an SSH public/private key, and I didn't understand how creating a private key would help me get a certificate.

Cheers,

Jim

On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 11:14 AM, Stef Walter <stefw gnome org> wrote:

On 02/16/2013 11:45 PM, Jim Campbell wrote:
> In seahorse 3.6, when I click File > New, there's an option to create a
> Private Key. It says that it is used to request a certificate.
>
> What does this do, and how would I use it / why would I need it?

This creates a certificate request that can be used to get a certificate
from an enterprise certificate authority, or Web CA.

Usually one sends the request file to the authority (either via their
website or other means) and one gets back a certificate, after they
verify ones identity.

Cheers,

Stef