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Certificate Signatures

The certificate authority (CA) that issues a certificate uses an MD5 or SHA-1 hash algorithm to generate a digest, then “ signs” the certificate by encrypting the digest with its private key. The result is a digital signature. The CA then makes the digitally signed certificate available for download to the person who requested it. Figure 104 illustrates this process.

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