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What is an SSL Certificate? | UpGuard

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Feed Name: UpGuard Blog

Date Published: 2024-04-26

Date Updated: 2026-05-01

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### Executive Summary This document is a comprehensive guide to SSL/TLS and HTTPS that explains certificate purpose and operation, the TLS/SSL handshake, encryption and authentication concepts, types of certificates (DV, OV, EV, wildcard, multi-domain), common connection errors, installation and compatibility considerations, and a glossary of related terms; it concludes with a brief note on UpGuard's SSL monitoring and risk-management services.

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