Digital Signature is to Sign a person, and digital Certificate signs a
device.
Essentially the way this is used is this: a digital signature is typically
used for certifying an email sender. And a Digital Certificate is typically
used to sign a Webserver and certify the the webserver is really who it says
it is :)
Kinda confusing, but it works.
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From: Allan Pratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 3:13 PM
Subject: [FW1] What is the difference between a digital certificate and a
digital signature?
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> Hi,
>
> This might be off topic, but what is the difference between a digital
> certificate and a digital signature?
>
> Thanks,
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