#23unit 1technology solutions
Digital certificate
Verifiable digital identity issued by a CA.
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Digital certificate
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A digital certificate is a digital document issued by a trusted third party called a certification authority (CA). It contains identifying information and the subject's public key, forming the basis of the public key infrastructure (PKI).
- Define a digital certificate.
- Explain the role of a certification authority (CA).
- Describe the public key infrastructure (PKI).
- Identify what information a digital certificate contains.