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 TLS can also be used in an internal network (LAN) by creating a private Certifcate of Authority (CA) and manually adding this to internal machines. This allows for secure communications within your LAN, where public CA's are not available. TLS can also be used in an internal network (LAN) by creating a private Certifcate of Authority (CA) and manually adding this to internal machines. This allows for secure communications within your LAN, where public CA's are not available.
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 +===== mTLS =====
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 +mTLS is an extension of TLS to validate the client in addition to the server, allow the sysadmin to limit access to a service to validated users or programs. [[software:tls:mtls|Read more]] about how this process works, and [[software:tls:mtlsgen|how to configure it]].
  
 See a more detailed explanation at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security|Wikipedia]] See a more detailed explanation at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security|Wikipedia]]
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