Chapter 1. Generalities

Table of Contents
1.1. Introduction
1.1.1. Disclaimer and Licence
1.1.2. Prior knowledge
1.2. What is SSL and what are Certificates?
1.2.1. Private Key/Public Key:
1.2.2. The Certificate:
1.2.3. The Symmetric key:
1.2.4. Encryption algorithm:
1.2.5. The Hash:
1.2.6. Signing:
1.2.7. PassPhrase:
1.2.8. Public Key Infrastructure
1.3. What about S/Mime or other protocols?