public key certificate
Lotus Domino
A unique electronic stamp stored in a Notes or Domino ID file that associates a name with a public key. Certificates permit users and servers to access specific Domino servers. An ID may have many certificates.
Java
Used in client-certificate authentication to enable the server, and optionally the client, to authenticate each other. The public key certificate is the digital equivalent of a passport. It is issued by a trusted organization, called a certificate authority, and provides identification for the bearer.
Security
A digital document issued and digitally signed by the private key of a Certification Authority that binds the name of a subscriber to a public key. The certificate indicates that the subscriber identified in the certificate has sole control and access to the private key.
Telecommunications
Synonym certificate. 2. Contains the name of a user, the public key component of the user, and the name of the issuer who vouches that the public key component is bound to the named user. [INFOSEC-99]