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Certificate-Based Authentication

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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

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

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Variants

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Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
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Certificate-Based Authentication is the use of SSL and certificates to authenticate and encrypt HTTP traffic.

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