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The MakeKeys tool +is a PC-side command-line tool that enables Symbian application developers +to create a private key-public key pair and generate certificate requests.

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Purpose

The MakeKeys tool can be used to create +a private key-public key (in form of a self-signed certificate) pair. The +private key can then be used by the SignSIS tool +to digitally sign an installation file. The self-signed certificate can be +used by the MakeKeys tool to create a certificate request file, which can +then be submitted to a Certification Authority (CA) for signing.

The +MakeKeys tool cannot generate Certification Authority (CA) certificates.
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Key concepts and terms
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Key
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A key is a constant value applied using a cryptographic algorithm to +encrypt text or to decrypt encrypted text.

Keys are classified as +symmetric and asymmetric based on the type of algorithm applied. If the same +key is used for both encryption and decryption, it is symmetric. If different +keys are used for encryption and decryption, they are asymmetric. Asymmetric +keys exist in the form of a private key-public key pair, where the public +key is used for encryption and the private key is used for decryption. For +more information, see Public +Key Cryptography.

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Certification Authority
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Certification Authority (CAs) is a trusted third party that provides +root certificates to users (End Entities). For details, see Certificates.

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Digital signature
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A digital signature is used to verify that a message (or data) actually +came from the sender (the one who signed the message) and that it has not +been tampered with. For details, see Digital +Signatures.

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