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• 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.
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  public-key certificate. (n.d.). Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) 1.4 Glossary. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/public-key-certificate.

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  "public-key certificate." Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) 1.4 Glossary. Sun Microsystems. 25 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/public-key-certificate.

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