X.509, Computer Network Security

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Consider the details of the X.509 certificate shown below.
a. Identify the key elements in this certificate, including the owner''s name and public key, its validity dates, the name of the CA that signed it, and the type and value of signature.
b. State whether this is a CA or end-user certificate, and why.
c. Indicate whether the certificate is valid or not, and why.
d. State whether there are any other obvious problems with the algorithms used in this certificate.

Certificate:
Data:
Version: 3 (0x2)
Serial Number: 3c:50:33:c2:f8:e7:5c:ca:07:c2:4e:83:f2:e8:0e:4f
Signature Algorithm: md5WithRSAEncryption
Issuer: O=VeriSign, Inc.,
OU=VeriSign Trust Network,
CN=VeriSign Class 1 CA Individual - Persona Not Validated
Validity
Not Before: Jan 13 00:00:00 2000 GMT
Not After : Mar 13 23:59:59 2000 GMT
Subject: O=VeriSign, Inc.,
OU=VeriSign Trust Network,
OU=Persona Not Validated,
OU=Digital ID Class 1 - Netscape
CN=John Doe/Email=
Subject Public Key Info:
Public Key Algorithm: rsaEncryption
RSA Public Key: (512 bit)
Modulus (512 bit):
00:98:f2:89:c4:48:e1:3b:2c:c5:d1:48:67:80:53:
d8:eb:4d:4f:ac:31:a9:fd:11:68:94:ba:44:d8:48:
46:0d:fc:5c:6d:89:47:3f:9f:d0:c0:6d:3e:9a:8e:
ec:82:21:48:9b:b9:78:cf:aa:09:61:92:f6:d1:cf:
45:ca:ea:8f:df
Exponent: 65537 (0x10001)
X509v3 extensions:
X509v3 Basic Constraints:
CA:FALSE
X509v3 Certificate Policies:
Policy: 2.16.840.1.113733.1.7.1.1
CPS: https://www.verisign.com/CPS
X509v3 CRL Distribution Points:
URI:https://crl.verisign.com/class1.crl
Signature Algorithm: md5WithRSAEncryption
5a:71:77:c2:ce:82:26:02:45:41:a5:11:68:d6:99:f0:4c:ce:
7a:ce:80:44:f4:a3:1a:72:43:e9:dc:e1:1a:9b:ec:64:f7:ff:
21:f2:29:89:d6:61:e5:39:bd:04:e7:e5:3d:7b:14:46:d6:eb:
8e:37:b0:cb:ed:38:35:81:1f:40:57:57:58:a5:c0:64:ef:55:
59:c0:79:75:7a:54:47:6a:37:b2:6c:23:6b:57:4d:62:2f:94:
d3:aa:69:9d:3d:64:43:61:a7:a3:e0:b8:09:ac:94:9b:23:38:
e8:1b:0f:e5:1b:6e:e2:fa:32:86:f0:c4:0b:ed:89:d9:16:e4:
a7:77

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