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SSL/TLS Certificate

A digital certificate that enables encrypted HTTPS connections to a website or service.

An SSL/TLS certificate is a digital certificate that authenticates a website's identity and enables encrypted HTTPS connections using the TLS protocol (the successor to SSL).

TLS certificates are how encryption in transit is delivered for web traffic, satisfying HIPAA's transmission security safeguard whenever PHI is exchanged with a browser or API.

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