An SSL certificate is an X.509 certificate that is used to provide authentication, privacy and integrity for a secure connection. Although the acronym refers to Secure Sockets Layer, the SSL protocol is deprecated and the certificates are more commonly used for Transport Layer Security (TLS) connections.
An SSL certificate is an X.509 certificate that is used to provide authentication, privacy and integrity for a secure connection. Although the acronym refers to Secure Sockets Layer, the SSL protocol is deprecated and the certificates are more commonly used for Transport Layer Security (TLS) connections.