On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 09:20:53PM +0100, Bernhard Froehlich wrote:
> >My client is not Browser. It is JAVA application. Now, Can I use this
> >certificate with my JAVA clients with out private key? will client
> >authendication work without private key?
> >
> >-Babu
> As Marek already said, a private key is essential to work with a
> certificate, regardless on the kind of certificate. You should probably
> contact your CA's support and ask them for a replacement certificate for
> a new key pair...
Perhaps when the OP says "certificate", he is misusing the term-of-art
to mean something else. Maybe a PKCS12 container that holds both the
cert and the private key...
Sadly many people new to the field don't readily understand the different
roles that certificates, public and private keys play in public-key
cryptography.
--
Viktor.
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