digital certificate
C3158
concept
A digital certificate is an electronic credential issued by a trusted authority that binds a public key to an entity’s identity, enabling secure and authenticated communication over networks.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| X.509 public key certificate | 2 |
| digital certificate canonical | 2 |
| X.509 certificate | 1 |
| code signing certificate | 1 |
| public key certificate | 1 |
| root certificate | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: digital certificate
Generated description
A digital certificate is an electronic credential issued by a trusted authority that binds a public key to an entity’s identity, enabling secure and authenticated communication over networks.
Instances (5)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
|
Apple Developer ID certificates
surface form:
Apple Developer ID certificate
|
— |
| ISRG Root X1 | root certificate |
| DST Root CA X3 | X.509 public key certificate |
|
X.509 certificates
surface form:
X.509 certificate
|
— |
| Apple Root CA | X.509 public key certificate |