February 5, 2002
Practical Aspects of Modern Cryptography
33
Using Certificates
nNow that Bob has a certificate, is it useful?
nAlice will believe Bob’s key belongs to Bob if Alice believes the certificate Bob gives her for his key. nAlice will believe Bob’s key belongs to Bob if Alice trusts the issuer of Bob’s certificate to make key-name binding statements
nHave we made the situation any better?