New answers tagged key-management
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Key alias "vs" Key ID usage
IMHO what you describe are different and mostly non-overlapping use cases.
What you describe as key ids are usually directly derived shorter representations of a key/certificate, typically using some (...
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Is it bad practice to reuse a private key password across multiple keys?
It mainly depends on the usage of the certificates and their password. What is essential is that if a key is compromissed, only the lock it secures can be opened.
For that reason, you should never ...
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Is it bad practice to reuse a private key password across multiple keys?
Re-using passwords anywhere is generally considered to be a bad practice, because it increases the chances for the password to be compromised, and means that if an attacker does get hold of the ...
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