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1 LawrenceDoliveiro 1 A __self-signed certificate__ is a DigitalCertificate signed by the entity who is supposed to be identified by the certificate itself, not by a recognized [CA|CertificationAuthority].
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3 Some people use such certificates on websites, instead of getting a proper one issued by a CA. Such certificates are useless against ManInTheMiddle attacks, and Firefox by default refuses to accept them.
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