Certificate Chain
Noun · Security & Infosec
Definitions
The ordered set of certificates linking an end-entity certificate back to a trusted root through one or more intermediate issuers. Correct certificate chains are essential for browsers and clients to verify trust properly.
In plain English: The sequence of certificates that links a site or system certificate back to a trusted root.
Example: "The site failed in some clients because the certificate chain omitted the intermediate CA."
Related Terms
- Certificate
- Certificate Transparency
- Certificate Pinning
- DANE
- Digital Certificate
- Let's Encrypt
- OCSP
- OCSP Stapling
- Pem File
- PKI Certificate
- Root Certificate
- SSL Pinning
- TLS Mutual Authentication
- X.509
- Certificate Management
- Certificate Revocation
- Certificate Signing Request
- CSR
- Multi-Domain Certificate
- Peer Certificate
- Private CA
- Public Certificate