Glossary: Physical and Wireless Vectors, and Vulnerabilities

Certificate

Also written: self-signed certificate, expired certificate, certificates

A digital document that proves a server's identity for TLS. Expired or self-signed certificates teach users to click past warnings, which counts as poor key management.

Where the book teaches it

Chapter 4: Virtualization, zero-days, cryptography and credentials

Related terms

TLS (Transport Layer Security)Key management Cryptographic vulnerability