Certificates are digital files that identify online entities, such as websites and servers, for secure communications on the internet. There are two types of certificates: a signed certificate is validated by a certificate authority (CA) and a self-signed certificate is validated by the owner of the entity instead of a third party.

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You can generate a signing request from System Manager or externally using a private and public key pair. The signing request is sent to a CA to generate the certificate files. Once the CA returns the certificate files, you import them using System Manager.

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