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<DIV><SPAN class=512395018-07012009><FONT face=Arial size=2>Upon creating my
account on the fedoraproject site, I was asked to submit a public key and
download a client certificate. First, what is the public key used
for? I sent a 1024 rsa pubkey made with ssh-keygen. Does it have to
be rsa or can I change that to a 2048 dsa key? I commonly use my windows
side to access the internet and my linux side more as a server than a terminal
side, though it has client side available. Should the dsa public key be
kept on the browser side, or isolated to the linux side? The Private Key
is kept offline on removable media.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=512395018-07012009><FONT face=Arial size=2>In regards to the
certificate, it requests I add this to a particular location in the
system. Is the certificate used to authenticate my sessions with
fedoraproject or just for the purposes of linux developing? If it is used
for authentication, can this be used on a windows based system, or should I
login from my linux side? I'm not a developer as of yet, my programming
skills are hardly up to par yet. Regardless of the use, events of
yesterday lead me to ask, is this a MD5 hash or SHA1 or SHA2 hash? I ask
this because of the collision exploit to md5 certificates. Please let me
know, and if it is a MD5 hash, can I request a SHA clientside certificate?
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<DIV><SPAN class=512395018-07012009><FONT face=Arial size=2>Being new to Linux,
I am thrilled to to have membership in fedoraproject, as I have found linux
nearly superior to windows in many areas. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=512395018-07012009><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank
You,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=512395018-07012009><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael
Tant</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>