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Only available in ExtendedView. To get to this panel, press
Config
in JonDo's main window, then choose the
entry Certificate Authorities
from the list to the
left.
To ensure authenticity and integrity of digital data, secure digital signatures are created from secret keys. The validity of such a signature can be tested with the public key that corresponds to the secret key; just like a key fits the proper lock. But capable proof is still needed that the key in question belongs to a certain person or organization.
This is where certificates come in. A certificate is a (digital)
container of the identity of a person or organization and their public
encryption keys. To obtain a capable proof of authenticity, the certificate has
then to be digitally signed by an authorized certification authority whose keys
are openly available.
further
information about certification authorities and certificates...
Certificates play a key role in JonDonym: mixes prove their authenticity to JonDo with them. Your JonDo already has all the needed certificates included to ensure that it only connects to services of certified operators. But with this settings panel you are also given the opportunity of adding your own certificates and administering them in case you want to connect to cascades that Jondo has no certificates of yet.
BEWARE
Adding certificates is a very sensitive and security critical area. If you
accept certificates from untrustworthy certification authorities you run the
risk of damage by connecting to dubious services. So you should only add new
certificates if you really know what you are doing. It is not necessary
usually.
I only want to use servers certified by the following
authorities
This list contains all certification authorities that you trust. If a
server is not certified by a certifying body listed here JonDo will not
connect to it. If you deactivate this option no verification of
certificates will be conducted. Third parties may then make JonDo believe
that they are secure services, or they may falsify identities of the
operators.
untrustworthy
and JonDo will no longer accept
certificates issued by this certifying body. Under certain
circumstances you can no longer connect to a service after having
deactivated certificates from certifying bodies.
Here you can see detailed information about the currently selected certification authority.
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