What is a Digital Certificate?

A Digital Certificate is a special message that contains information about who it belongs to, who it was issued by, a unique serial number or other unique identification, valid dates, and an encrypted ‘fingerprint’ that can be used to verify the contents of the certificate.  Digital Certificates are issued by trusted third parties, known as Certificate Authorities.

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