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by_EL2021-12-11 15:51:58
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by_EL, 2021-12-11 15:51:58

TLS certificate generation on https webserver?

Every time users connect to the https web server, does the web server generate a new certificate from the private key of the certificate? That is, each time a public RSA key is generated from a private one?

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Saboteur, 2021-12-11
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No.
The client downloads the certificate along with the public key to validate the certificate and encrypt the shared random secret to be used later.
A new RSA is not generated every time.

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