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precertificate

Syllables: pre·cer·tif·i·cateUK/ˌpɹiː.səˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt/US/ˌpɹi.səɹˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt/

precertificate noun: a special type of SSL/TLS certificate used in Certificate Transparency (CT) for logging purposes. It's a precursor to the actual SSL/TLS certificate and helps ensure transparency in the certificate issuance process.

Noun

precertificate (plural precertificates)

  1. A special type of SSL/TLS certificate used in Certificate Transparency (CT) for logging purposes. It's a precursor to the actual SSL/TLS certificate and helps ensure transparency in the certificate issuance process.
    • To do so, the CA submits a Precertificate that the log can use to create an entry that will be valid against the issued certificate.2013 June, B. Laurie, A. Langley, E. Kasper, “RFC 6962: Certificate Transparency”, in IETF Datatracker, Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), page 9
    • Alternatively, before signing the certificate, the CA creates a precertificate that binds the same data in a different format as the final certificate.2022, Jingqiang Lin, Qiang Tang, editors, Applied Cryptography in Computer and Communications: Second EAI International Conference, AC3 2022, Virtual Event, May 14-15, 2022, Proceedings (Lecture...

Forms of precertificate

pluralprecertificates

Origin of precertificate

From pre- + certificate.

Words that rhyme with precertificate

Questions about precertificate

What does precertificate mean?
Precertificate means a special type of SSL/TLS certificate used in Certificate Transparency (CT) for logging purposes. It's a precursor to the actual SSL/TLS certificate and helps ensure transparency in the certificate issuance process.
What part of speech is precertificate?
Precertificate is a noun.
How do you pronounce precertificate?
Precertificate is pronounced /ˌpɹiː.səˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of precertificate?
The plural of precertificate is precertificates.

Words near precertificate in the dictionary

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  2. precerebellin
  3. precerebral
  4. preceremonial
  5. preceremony
  6. precertificate
  7. precertificates
  8. precertification
  9. precertified
  10. precertifies
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