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If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this + - file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. --> + + +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd"[ + <!ENTITY % brandDTD SYSTEM "chrome://branding/locale/brand.dtd" > + %brandDTD; +]> + +<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> +<head> +<title>Privacy & Security Preferences - Certificates</title> +<link rel="stylesheet" href="helpFileLayout.css" + type="text/css"/> +</head> +<body> + +<h1 id="certificate_settings">Certificate Settings</h1> + +<p>This section describes how to set your certificate preferences and how to + use the Certificate Manager, Device Manager, and other dialog boxes related + to certificates.</p> + +<p>For step-by-step descriptions of various tasks related to certificates, see + <a href="using_certs_help.xhtml">Using Certificates</a>.</p> + +<div class="contentsBox">In this section: + <ul> + <li><a href="#privacy_and_security_preferences_certificates">Certificate + Preferences</a></li> + <li><a href="certs_help.xhtml">Certificate Manager</a></li> + <li><a href="certs_help.xhtml#device_manager">Device Manager</a></li> + <li><a href="cert_dialog_help.xhtml">Certificate Information and + Decisions</a></li> + </ul> +</div> + +<h2 id="privacy_and_security_preferences_certificates">Privacy & Security + Preferences - Certificates</h2> + +<p>This section describes use the Certificates preferences panel. To view + Certificates preferences, follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Certificates. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> +</ol> + +<h3 id="client_certificate_selection">Client Certificate Selection</h3> + +<p>Some websites require you to identify yourself with a certificate. The + option you select here determines how the browser identifies the certificate + to present among those you may have on file:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Select Automatically:</strong> Click this option if you want + the browser to select a certificate without asking you.</li> + <li><strong>Ask Every Time:</strong> Click this option if you want the browser + to ask you which certificate to use each time a website requests one.</li> +</ul> + +<h3 id="manage_certificates">Manage Certificates</h3> + +<p>Certificates are the digital equivalent of ID cards—they help other + people identify you, and they help you identify other people, websites, and + organizations.</p> + +<p>To examine or configure the certificates you have on file, click Manage + Certificates. See <a href="using_certs_help.xhtml#managing_certificates">Managing + Certificates</a> for further information on this dialog.</p> + +<h3 id="manage_security_devices">Manage Security Devices</h3> + +<p>A security device is a hardware or software device that stores your + certificates and keys. For example, a smart card is a security device. Your + browser has its own built-in software security device, and you can use + additional security devices, such as smart cards, at the same time.</p> + +<p>To examine or configure your security devices, click Manage Security + Devices. See <a href="using_certs_help.xhtml#managing_smart_cards_and_other_security_devices">Managing + Smart Cards and Other Security Devices</a> for further information on + this dialog.</p> + +<h3 id="ocsp">OCSP</h3> + +<p>A certificate revocation list (CRL) is a list of revoked certificates that + is generated and signed by a + <a href="glossary.xhtml#certificate_authority">certificate authority + (CA)</a>. The Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) makes it possible for + Certificate Manager to perform an online check of a certificate's + validity each time the certificate is viewed or used. This process involves + checking the certificate against a CRL maintained at a server specified by + the CA of that certificate. Your computer must be online for OCSP to work.</p> + +<p>The following settings in the OCSP section of the Certificates preferences + panel determine how Certificate Manager uses OCSP:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Use the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) to confirm the + current validity of certificates</strong>: Select this if you want + Certificate Manager to perform an online status check each time it verifies + a certificate. Certificate Manager makes sure that the certificate is + listed as valid at the URL and checks validity period and trust settings. + + <p><strong>Note</strong>: If this setting is not selected, Certificate + Manager will only confirm the certificate's validity period and that + it is correctly signed by a CA whose own CA certificate is both listed + under the CA Certificates tab (in the main Certificate Manager window) + and marked as trusted for issuing that kind of certificate.</p> + </li> + <li><strong>When an OCSP server connection fails, treat the certificate as + invalid</strong>: Select this if you want the validation to fail if a + connection to the OCSP server can't be established, thus enforcing + that a certificate always must be positively validated for each use.</li> +</ul> + +<p>For more detailed information on certificate validation, see + <a href="using_certs_help.xhtml#controlling_validation">How Certificate + Validation Works</a>.</p> + +</body> +</html> |