A unit of information contained in a file. At a minimum, a certificate lists the issuer of the certificate and a public key, and indicates the user that holds the corresponding private key. The certificate is digitally signed by the SwiftNet Certification Authority.

See also digital signature.

A certificate that is used to encrypt data exchanged over an HTTPS (secure internet) session between the browser and the web server.

The online service that security officers use to create operational entity names and to manage their certificates. The facility includes the Local Registration Application.