The softwares massive downloads help digital virus to spread.
To protect webusers,software developers have to be known.
Digital certificates developed by Microsoft and Sun enable developers to sign their work.
When a webuser's downloding a software, a dialogue box appears that gives information about the developer.
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Unknown developer
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Known developer
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That way he can decide to download the application or not.That kind of certificate is issued by Thawte.
Important: That kind of certificate
can't be sold to private individuals. They can be issued to
organizations (companies, associations...). The technical and
administrative contacts must be part of the certificate's owner
organization.