RFC 3447 | Uwe Gradenegger

Deploy PKCS#1 version 2.1 for a root CA (own and issued certificates)

Before the installation of a standalone root certification authority (standalone root CA), the question arises as to which cryptographic algorithms should be used.

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Basics: key algorithms, signature algorithms and signature hash algorithms

When planning a public key infrastructure, the question arises as to which cryptographic algorithms it should use.

The main principles are explained below.

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