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Self-Signed Certificate

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Also known as: self signed cert, untrusted cert

Last updated August 9, 2026

Definition

A self-signed certificate is signed by its own creator rather than a public CA — fine for labs, risky to trust blindly in production.

Real-World Example

A home lab HTTPS site showing a browser warning because it uses a self-signed cert.

References

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