noun
self-signed certificate
Technical term in Internet security; a digital certificate signed by the same entity whose identity it certifies, rather than by a trusted certificate authority.
テスト環境では自己署名証明書を使うことが多い。
In test environments, self-signed certificates are often used.
ブラウザが自己署名証明書を警告した。
The browser warned about the self-signed certificate.
SSL証明書 is a broader term for digital certificates used in SSL/TLS, which can be issued by a certificate authority or self-signed. 自己署名証明書 specifically refers to those that are self-signed.
電子証明書 is a general term for digital certificates. 自己署名証明書 is a type of 電子証明書 that is signed by its own creator rather than a trusted third party.
Compound of 自己 (self), 署名 (signature), and 証明書 (certificate). A direct translation of the English term 'self-signed certificate'.