X.509 Property Page

This property page displays the individual properties for the X.509 public key certificate. None of the fields are editable. A description of each field follows.

Certificate Version
This field displays the format of the certificate. Version 1 indicates an X.509 v1 certificate, and version 3 indicates an X.509 v3 certificate. The Certificate Server is compatible with version 1 certificates, but Certificate Server generates new certificates only in the version 3 format.

Serial Number
This field displays the identification number for this certificate. All certificates issued by a given certificate authority have unique serial numbers, and all certificates issued by the Certificate Server have unique serial numbers.

Subject Name
This field displays the distinguished name of the entity that owns this certificate. The distinguished name is based on the X.500 naming specification, where the hierarchy is separated by a period (.). The following qualifiers are used in this display:

Issuer Name
This field displays the distinguished name of the entity that signed this certificate.

Effective Date
This field displays the time and date when this certificate becomes valid. The date is displayed in a locale-specific format. The time is displayed in a 24-hour clock format.

Expiration Date
This field displays the date and time when this certificate becomes invalid.

Signature Algorithm
This field displays the method used in creating the signature for this certificate and is used when verifying the certificate.

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