Content Verification Glossary

Untrusted Process:
A process which has not been evaluated or examined for adherence to the security policy. It may include incorrect or malicious code which attempts to circumvent the SSL security mechanisms.
Valid certificate
A certificate which: (i) a licensed certification authority has issued; (ii) the subscriber listed in it has accepted; (iii) has not been revoked or suspended; and (iv) has not expired. (v) A transactional certificate is a valid certificate only in relation to the digital signature incorporated in it by reference.
Verification:
The procedure that contrasts two levels of system exploitation for appropriate correspondence.
Verify a digital signature and message integrity
Means to use the public key listed in a valid certificate, along with the appropriate message digest function and asymmetric cryptosystem, to evaluate a digitally signed electronic record, such that the result of the process concludes that the digital signature was created using the private key corresponding to the public key listed in the certificate and the electronic record has not been altered since its digital signature was created.
Vulnerability Analysis:
The regular and organized evaluation of systems in order to determine the capability of security measures, identify security shortages and impart data from which to predict the efficacy of the projected security measures. It is a procedure for maintaining Internet security and online security through making sure everything is secure on the server.
Vulnerability Assessment:
A calculation of vulnerability including the vulnerability of a certain system to a explicit attack and the prospects accessible to a threat agent to mount that attack.
Web RATM
An earlier version of Registration Authority (RA) OnLineTM browser-enabled Registration Authority (RA) tool that...
Web of Trust:
A PKI method utilized in PGP for creating a file of legitimate public keys by way of making personal judgments about whether or not to trust a particular person who is possessing properly certified keys of other people.
Working capital
Means the difference obtained by subtracting current liabilities from current assets. [Utah Rules].
X.509:
A standard for digital certificates developed by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).