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 == Step 2 ==
-To prevent an attack on the certificate, this cert is cryptographically signed by someone else's private key so that the signature can be verified by anyone who has the corresponding public key.
+To prevent a 'man-in-the-middle' attack on the certificate, this cert is cryptographically signed by someone else's private key so that the signature can be verified by anyone who has the corresponding public key.
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+== Certificate Authorities ==
+Certificate Authorities (CA) sells their private key as a service to sign certificates for companies.
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+A private key from a vendor such as 'Thawte', 'Verisign' etc can be used as nobody else can gain access to this key. NO one can forge their signature.