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Public key
Internet; Internet security
The nonsecret half of a cryptographic key pair that is used with a public key algorithm.
Private key
Internet; Internet security
The secret half of a cryptographic key pair that is used with a public key algorithm.
Header
Internet; Internet security
An information structure that precedes and identifies the information that follows.
Certificate trust list (CTL)
Internet; Internet security
A signed list of root certification authority certificates that an administrator considers reputable for designated purposes, such as client authentication or secure e-mail.
Certificate authority
Internet; Internet security
An entity entrusted to issue certificates that assert that the recipient individual, computer, or organisation requesting the certificate fulfils the conditions of an established policy.
Certificate trust list
Internet; Internet security
A signed list of root certification authority certificates that an administrator considers reputable for designated purposes, such as client authentication or secure e-mail.
Certificate policy
Internet; Internet security
A named set of rules that indicate the applicability of certificates for a specific class of applications with common security requirements.
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