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]

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References

  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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