Client certificate

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In cryptography, a client certificate is a type of digital certificate that is used by client systems to set up a secure connection to a remote server.^[1] Certificates contain information about the client and are signed by a certificate authority. Client certificates can provide mutual authentication without the use of passwords.^[2]

The Transport Layer Security protocol can optionally exchange and verify client certificates when setting up a connection. This can consequently be used to authenticate to websites and wireless networks.^[3]

References

↑ Dierks, T.; Rescorla, E. (August 2008). RFC 5246. IETF. sec. 7.4.4. doi:10.17487/RFC5246. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
↑ Hughes, Lawrence E. (2022). Pro Active Directory Certificate Services: Creating and Managing Digital Certificates for Use in Microsoft Networks. Berkeley, CA: Apress L. P. ISBN 978-1-4842-7486-6.
↑ Turner, Sean (November 2014). "Transport Layer Security". IEEE Internet Computing. 18 (6): 60–63. doi:10.1109/MIC.2014.126. ISSN 1089-7801.

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[1] Dierks, T.; Rescorla, E. (August 2008). RFC 5246. IETF. sec. 7.4.4. doi:10.17487/RFC5246. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

[2] Hughes, Lawrence E. (2022). Pro Active Directory Certificate Services: Creating and Managing Digital Certificates for Use in Microsoft Networks. Berkeley, CA: Apress L. P. ISBN 978-1-4842-7486-6.

[3] Turner, Sean (November 2014). "Transport Layer Security". IEEE Internet Computing. 18 (6): 60–63. doi:10.1109/MIC.2014.126. ISSN 1089-7801.

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