Encryption Certificate

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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A certificate containing a public key that is used to encrypt electronic messages, files, documents, or data transmissions, or to establish or exchange a session key for these same purposes.

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Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Encryption Certificates
possessive: Encryption Certificate's
pluralpossessive: Encryption Certificates'

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