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mutual TLS

TLS in which both sides show certificates, so each checks the other.

Mutual TLS is a TLS handshake in which the server requests and verifies a client certificate in addition to presenting its own.

Examples

  • In the greenhouse, the node checks the broker's certificate and the broker checks the node's client certificate, so neither side can be impersonated with a stolen password alone.

See also

client certificate TLS certificate authority authentication
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