Certificate Stores
4/8/2010
There are six certificate stores on Windows Mobile powered devices, and Security Configuration Manager Powertoy for Windows Mobile provides access to three of them: Normal, Privileged, and SPC. The following table provides details about the certificate stores.
| Certificate Store | Description |
|---|---|
CA |
Formally known as the Certificate Authority Store, this certificate store contains certificates from Intermediary Signing Authorities, as well as other cryptographic information. |
MY |
Formally known as My Certificates Store, this certificate store contains personal certificates provided by the End User. |
Normal |
Formally known as the Unprivileged Execution Trust Authorities Store, this certificate store contains the Unprivileged Trust Certificates. Applications signed with these certificates run with the Unprivileged trust level. The role mask does not matter for this store either. |
Privileged |
Formally known as the Privileged Execution Trust Authorities Store, this certificate store contains the Privileged Trust Certificates. Applications signed with these certificates run with the Privileged trust level. The role mask does not matter for this store. |
Root |
Contains Root, or Self-Signed Certificates. |
SPC |
Formally known as the Software Publishing Certificates Store, this certificate store contains certificates for signing CAB files, and for assigning the correct Security Role to the application installation. |