Microsoft Software Key Storage Provider for ECDH (Key Usage: keyAgreement) and for RSA encryption (Key Usage: keyEncipherment)

In the Windows Certificate Store, during a request creation, there are options given for the private key to be ECDH (Key Usage: keyAgreement) and for RSA for encryption only (Key Usage: keyEncipherment):

ECDH,Microsoft Software Key Storag… Continue reading Microsoft Software Key Storage Provider for ECDH (Key Usage: keyAgreement) and for RSA encryption (Key Usage: keyEncipherment)

ECDSA_nistP384 vs ECDSA_secP384 vs ECDSA_P384 Microsoft Software Key Storage Provider (KSP) [duplicate]

The windows certificate store, during the creation of a request, gives the following options for the private key:

ECDSA_nistP384,Microsoft Software Key Storage Provider (KSP)

ECDSA_secP384,Microsoft Software Key Storage Provider (KSP)

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ECDSA_bainpoolP512 vs ECDSA Microsoft Software Key Storage Provider (KSP) / ECDSA_nistP384 vs ECDSA_secP384 vs ECDSA_P384

During the creation of a certificate request through the Windows Certificate Store, at the options for the private key, there are the following options for choosing a KSP:

ECDSA_brainpoolP512,Microsoft Software Key Storage Provider (KSP)
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Do current browsers still validate CRLs in enterprise PKI environments

I know that modern web browsers don’t check CRLs for certificates from CAs in the default trust store anymore.
I also know that there are some exceptions for certificate validation when it comes to corporation / enterprise PKIs. For exampl… Continue reading Do current browsers still validate CRLs in enterprise PKI environments

Over what fields is the X509 hash computed over? [duplicate]

Is this how X509 certificates are verified to be valid?

The receiver receives the certificate
Look at the issuer of the cert, and find the public key of that CA (its hardcoded in the application or the OS)
Decrypt the signature using the … Continue reading Over what fields is the X509 hash computed over? [duplicate]

Over what fields is the X509 hash computed over? [duplicate]

Is this how X509 certificates are verified to be valid?

The receiver receives the certificate
Look at the issuer of the cert, and find the public key of that CA (its hardcoded in the application or the OS)
Decrypt the signature using the … Continue reading Over what fields is the X509 hash computed over? [duplicate]