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Types of Certificates - Purpose

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CAs issue different kinds of certificates, differing in what kind of checks the CA has made on the owner and consequently what purpose the certificate serves - in what roles it guarantees the owner as trustworthy. For example:

Exactly what the certificate certifies - in other words, its purpose - is stated in the certificate.

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