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cert

cert

4 7.7
A digital document that proves who a website or server is and allows secure connections
  • noun
  • /sɜrt/
  • Jargon
translation icon : certificado
  • To maintain secure communications, you need to install the new SSL cert on your server.

Oh, or we can use the MK cert tool.

Examples

  • Now when I test it, it finds it, but I keep getting an SSL cert error.

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  • I'd suggest checking the cert on the edge's internal interface.

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  • One outstanding question is, is it absolutely necessary to have a cert on the internal interface?

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  • Also, I am using SAN certs for the appropriate roles.

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  • I use Exchange Online, and the SSL cert is done seamlessly.

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  • The approach of alerting the user when the cert changes doesn't really solve the problem.

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  • The external interface with GoDaddy cert all works well; it's the internal cert that's playing up.

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  • Is there a way to just tell Lync to ignore all SSL cert trust errors?

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  • So I created a new web server cert template with client authentication and assigned it to Lync Edge again.

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  • When visiting a secure website, always check the cert to ensure your connection is encrypted.

Synonyms

certificate
vscert
  • Texting
22 5.1

A digital file that proves a website's or person's identity and helps secure connections

is the informal short term used in computing for the same credential

Surface Forms

cert singular
certs plural

Etymology

The word cert for a website file is short for certificate, which means a 'proof' that something is real. Online, a cert is an electronic 'proof' that a site or server is who it says it is and helps make the connection secure.