On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:59, watsonbladd(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com said:
X509 keys are authentication keys. You cannot go back and authenticate
Of course they are also used for encryption. That is specified by the
key-usage (which commonly allows signing and encryption with the same
key). Recall that X.509 keys are not only used for TLS but also for
CMS.
Shalom-Salam,
Werner
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