X.509 Public Key Certificate

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A digital certificate containing a public key for an entity and a name for that entity, together with some other information that is rendered unforgeable by the digital signature of the certification authority that issued the certificate, encoded in the format defined in the ISO/ITU-T X.509 standard.

See NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 4 under X.509 public-key certificate for more information.

The public key for a user (or device) and a name for the user (or device), together with some other information, rendered unforgeable by the digital signature of the certification authority that issued the certificate, encoded in the format defined in the ISO/ITU-T X.509 standard. Also known as X.509 Certificate.

See NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 3  for more information.

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