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Certificate-Based Authentication

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

Certificate-Based Authentication is the use of SSL and certificates to authenticate and encrypt HTTP traffic.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Credential90%rule-basedr:entity.credential.cert.v1
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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