Keychain Access

Hi, i would like to know abit about Keychain Access, under certificates "com.apple.systemdefault" and "com.apple.kerberos.kdc" have 'This root certificate is not trusted' under them both, "Dashboard Advisory" has 'This certificate was signed by an unknown authority' under it, is that something to worry about?
Also i cant unlock 'Microsoft_Intermediate_Certificates', 'ATPR', 'PrivateEncryptedDatak', '052B00379E6ADE7AF005E8D5059Ck.dat' with my password, why is this?
Lastly do i need worry that 'com.apple.systendefault' and 'com.apple.kerberos.kdc' are under 'public key' in kind?
Im slowly learning about my mac, i dont like when i cant get into things on my own computer! Anyone got any info?
Cheers, Sam

The Keychain Access application is only available for Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, and through the iCloud.
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