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Dual-Use Certificate

nounid 2367·updated May 9, 2026
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A certificate that is intended for use with both digital signature and data encryption services.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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Dual-Use Certificates
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Dual-Use Certificate's
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Dual-Use Certificates'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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A certificate that is intended for use with both digital signature and data encryption services.
NIST SP 800-321 senseview framework →
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A certificate that is intended for use with both digital signature and data encryption services.

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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