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<? /*
Copyright (C) 2004 by Duane Groth <duane_at_CAcert_dot_org>
This file is part of CAcert.
CAcert has been released under the CAcert Source License
which can be found included with these source files or can
be downloaded from the internet from the following address:
http://www.cacert.org/src-lic.php
CAcert is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the License for more details.
*/ ?>
<H3><?=_("My Account")?></H3>
<p><?=_("Welcome to your account section of the website. Below is a description of the different sections and what they're for.")?></p>
<H4><?=_("CAcert.org")?></H4>
<p><?=_("If you would like to view news items or change languages you can click the logout or go home links. Go home doesn't log you out of the system, just returns you to the front of the website. Logout logs you out of the system.")?></p>
<H4><?=_("My Details")?></H4>
<p><?=_("In this section you will be able to edit your personal information (if you haven't been notarised), update your pass phrase, and lost pass phrase questions. You will also be able to set your location for the Web of Trust, it also effects the email announcement settings which among other things can be set to notify you if you're within 200km of a planned notarisation event. You'll also be able to set additional contact information when you become fully trusted, so others can contact you to meet up outside official events.")?></p>
<h4><?=_("Email Accounts and Client Certificates")?></h4>
<p><?=_("The email account section is for adding/updating/removing email accounts which can be used to issue client certificates against. The client certificate section steps you through generating a certificate signing request for one or more emails you've registered in the email account section.")?></p>
<h4><?=_("Domains and Server Certificates.")?></h4>
<p><?=_("Before you can start issuing certificates for your website, irc server, smtp server, pop3, imap etc you will need to add domains to your account under the domain menu. You can also remove domains from here as well. Once you've added a domain you are free then to go into the Server Certificate section and start pasting CSR into the website and have the website return you a valid certificate for up to 2 years if you have 50 trust points, or 6 months for no trust points.")?></p>
<h4><?=_("Org Client and Server Certificates")?></h4>
<p><?=_("Once you have verified your company you will see these menu options. They allow you to issue as many certificates as you like without proving individual email accounts as you like, further more you are able to get your company details on the certificate.")?></p>
<h4><?=_("CAcert Web of Trust")?></h4>
<p><?=_("The Web of Trust system CAcert uses is similar to that many involved with GPG/PGP use, they hold face to face meetings to verify each others photo identities match their GPG/PGP key information. CAcert differs however in that we have modified things to work within the PKI framework, for you to gain trust in the system you must first locate someone already trusted. The trust person depending how many people they've trusted or meet before will determine how many points they can issue to you (the number of points they can issue is listed in the locate notary section). Once you've met up you can show your ID and you will need to fill out a CAP form which the person notarising your details must retain for verification reasons. You can also get trust points via the Trust Third Party system where you go to a lawyer, bank manager, accountant, or public notary/juctise of the peace and they via your ID and fill in the TTP form to state they have viewed your ID documents and it appears authentic and true. More information on the TTP system can be found in the TTP sub-menu")?></p>