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Revision 812313 of Digital certificate

  • Revision slug: Glossary/Digital_certificate
  • Revision title: Digital certificate
  • Revision id: 812313
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  • Creator: kscarfone
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A digital certificate is a data file that binds a publicly known {{Glossary("Key", "cryptographic key")}} to an organization. A digital certificate contains information about an organization, such as the common name (e.g., mozilla.org), the organization unit (e.g., Mozilla Corporation), and the location (e.g., Mountain View). Digital certificates are most commonly signed by a {{Glossary("certificate authority")}}, attesting to the certificate's authenticity.

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  • {{interwiki("wikipedia", "Public_key_certificate", "Digital certificate ")}} on Wikipedia

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<p>A digital certificate is a data file that binds a publicly known {{Glossary("Key", "cryptographic key")}} to an organization. A digital certificate contains information about an organization, such as the common name (e.g., mozilla.org), the organization unit (e.g., Mozilla Corporation), and the location (e.g., Mountain View). Digital certificates are most commonly signed by a {{Glossary("certificate authority")}}, attesting to the certificate's authenticity.</p>

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