[CRYPTO]Basic programming resource on X509 certificates
X509 certificates is an important component and concept in Public Key Infrastructure(for Network Security). And in application programming, especially for distributed application scenario, we’ll often deal with things related to X509 certificates. This wiki is targeting at basic guide on x509 certificates and how we can use it in our application development(expecially for .NET distributed application development). The content is divided into the following three sections:
l X509 & certificate general introduction & knowledge
l How x509 certificate applies in .NET application
l How to use x509 certificates for testing
X509 & certificate general introduction & knowledge
#X.509 concept
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X.509
#Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure
https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2459.txt
#Understanding Certificates
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc758686.aspx
#Using Certificates
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc778411.aspx
How x509 certificate applies in .NET application
For general .NET development:
#EncryptTo/DecryptTo: Encryption in .NET with CryptoAPI Certificate Stores
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms867080.aspx
#Support Certificates In Your Applications With The .NET Framework 2.0
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163454.aspx
#Cryptography in Microsoft.NET Part III: Digital Certificates
For ASP.NET web application development:
#How to implement SSL in IIS
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/299875
#How to Setup SSL on IIS 7.0
https://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/144/how-to-setup-ssl-on-iis-7/
#How to send a client certificate by using the HttpWebRequest and HttpWebResponse classes in Microsoft Visual C# .NET
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/895971
#HOW TO: Secure an ASP.NET Application Using Client-Side Certificates
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/315588
For WCF application development
#Working with Certificates(WCF)
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms731899.aspx
#Suwat Ch.'s Blogs : X509 and WCF Security
https://blogs.msdn.com/suwatch/archive/2007/04/06/x509-and-wcxf-security.aspx
#How to: Secure a Service with an X.509 Certificate
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms788968.aspx
How to use x509 certificates for testing
Tools & components for certificate generating:
#Certificate Creation Tool (Makecert.exe)
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bfsktky3(VS.80).aspx
#Create Test Certificate via Visual Studio UI
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms165261(VS.80).aspx
#Certificate Manager Tool (Certmgr.exe)
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e78byta0(VS.80).aspx
#WinHttpCertCfg a Command Line Certificate Configuration Tool
https://weblogs.asp.net/hernandl/archive/2005/02/09/WinHttpCertCfgTool.aspx
#Certificate MMC Snap-In
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms788967.aspx
#windows certificate services(win sever 2000, 2003, 2008..)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727022.aspx
Articles about using test certificate:
#How to Obtain a Certificate Using Windows Server 2003 Stand-Alone CA in Operations Manager 2007
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb735417.aspx
#How to use makecert.exe to create a self-signed test certificate that can be used with IIS for SSL
https://www.inventec.ch/chdh/notes/14.htm
#How-to: Create a Server Certificate for a WCF Service
https://blog.functionalfun.net/2008/05/how-to-create-server-certificate-for.html