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Discussion on: Explain Certificates Like I'm Five

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Anthony Dreessen

when you say "signed by" does that mean "encrypted with the private key corresponding to the known public key for that entity"?

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Nested Software • Edited

Yes, I believe so. From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_key_c...

Signature: A signature of the certificate body by the issuer's private key.