Glossary: Endpoint, Application and Email Security

certificate

Also written: digital certificate, certificates

A signed file that ties a public key to a name, which devices use to trust a website, proxy, server or publisher. TLS inspection, EAP-TLS and code signing all depend on certificates.

Where the book teaches it

Chapter 1: Content Filters and Endpoint Security
Chapter 2: Network Access Control and Repositories
Chapter 3: Application Security
Chapter 4: Email and Operating System Security

Related terms

CA (certificate authority)public key EAP-TLS code signing certificate