Definition[]
An encryption certificate is
| “ | [a] certificate containing a public key that is used to encrypt electronic messages, files, documents, or data transmissions, or to establish or exchange a session key for these same purposes."[1] | ” |
References[]
- ↑ NIST, Introduction to Public Key Technology and the Federal PKI Infrastructure (NIST Special Publication 800-32), Glossary, at 48 (Feb. 26, 2001) (full-text).