What are the different kinds of certificates?

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What are the different kinds of certificates?

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These are some of the most common types of certificates and what they are used for:

Certificate type What it's used for
Encrypting File System Encrypting and decrypting documents.
Server authentication Verifying the identity of a server to computers that are connecting to it.
Client authentication Verifying the identity of a computer to a server it is connecting to.
Secure e-mail Encrypting and digitally signing e-mail.
Code signing Verifying the publisher of a program. For example, if you download an ActiveX program, its digital signature verifies that it is published by the organization that is listed as the publisher.
File recovery Recovering encrypted files if the EFS certificate is accidentally deleted or damaged.

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