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CERTIFICADO DIGITAL [2 records]

Record 1 2015-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

A named set of rules that indicates the applicability of a public key certificate to a particular community and/or class of application with common security requirements.

OBS

It indicates whether or not the public key certificate is suitable for a particular application or purpose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Ensemble de règles définies indiquant l'applicabilité d'un certificat de clé publique à une collectivité particulière et/ou une classe d'application donnée ayant des exigences de sécurité communes et précisant si le certificat de clé publique est valable pour une application ou une fin donnée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad de IT
DEF

Conjunto de reglas que indican la aplicabilidad de un certificado a una comunidad en particular y [la] clase de aplicaciones con requerimientos de seguridad comunes.

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Record 2 2014-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Electronic Commerce
DEF

... data provided by a certification authority to give assurances of a person's identity.

CONT

Attached to the digital certificate is the authority's digital signature, which can be verified by anyone who knows the authority's public key. The key is typically embedded in the [web] browsers and other application software used for secure computer communications.

OBS

The certificate confirms that a given public key belongs to a given individual.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Commerce électronique
DEF

Information vérifiée par un organisme de certification et utilisée pour garantir l'identité de la personne [...]

OBS

Le certificat atteste qu'une clé publique donnée appartient bien à un individu donné.

Key term(s)
  • certificat de clef publique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad de IT
  • Comercio electrónico
DEF

Datos que confirman la identidad de una persona para permitir compras por Internet.

OBS

El certificado asegura que cierta clave pública pertenece a dicho individuo.

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