CyberFort DigiCert certificates are hard to forge . On the contrary, passwords can be compromised, e. g., by guessing or through dictionary attacks. Bank and merchant sites need not store large files with confidential passwords any more . Public key certificates are public pieces of information whose integrity is protected by the digital signature of a Certification Authority, such as CyberFort. Sites may choose to store their clients' certificates or receive them in the negotiation phase of an SSL session.
Certificates provide verifiable identity information about site visitors .
CyberFort currently offers two classes of certificates differentiated by the user identity confirmation procedures performed by CyberFort Certification Authorities when validating certificate applications. CyberFort Class 1 DigiCert certificates are appropriate for casual browsing. Bank and merchant sites are encouraged to require CyberFort Class 2 DigiCert certificates as they provide stronger assurance of users' identities according to the stronger security concerns in banking and on-line shopping applications.