Certificates

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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

4/8/2010

Certificates enable users to provide enhanced security in communications by providing a common credential to verify identity.

Note

Windows Mobile only supports client certificates using its wireless authentication components. Machine certificates are not supported.

In This Section

• Certificates Reference
  Contains descriptions of the certificates programming elements.

• Certificates Registry Settings
  Describes the registry settings that are necessary to configure this functionality in your device.

• Certificates Application Development
  Provides information about encoding and decoding a certificate, and how to manage certificates with certificate stores, in addition to listing all of the supported certificates APIs.

• Certificates Security
  Provides security information about certificates in Windows Embedded CE and best practices for implementation.

Related Sections

• Certificates and CryptoAPI
  Provides detailed information about the information provided in a standard certificate supported by the CryptoAPI.

• Certificate Extended Properties
  Describes the properties of CryptoAPI certificates that can be added or modified.

• Encoding and Decoding a Certificate Context
  Describes how the CryptoAPI codes and decodes context in a certificate.

• Security for Windows Mobile Devices
  Describes how you can add security to your applications using services which include Cryptography, Certificates, and Smart Card.