We are adding server certificates verification in SSL handshake for one of our clients. Being very new to Cryptography and C world, thought I would first clear my concepts about these things and then start with implementation.
So, I googled a lot looking mostly for Certificates concepts, but couldn't clear up my concepts any better to my satisfaction. Actually it added more confusion. :)
Here are some things which I don't understand almost at all: 1. What is base64 format? Is it same as DER? 2. PEM file always contains base64 content? 3. What is the format used by Windows Certificate Store? Is it binary?
Can someone please help me here. Would be very much thankful if these things get cleared for me.