tags: #publish
links: [[Security]], [[Networking]]
created: 2020-09-09 Wed
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# Mutual TLS Authentication (mTLS)
Two-way TLS authentication: verifies identity of both client and server, using the usual X.509 certificate PKI mechanisms
Typically used for applications with a known set of clients where identities can be set up.
(TLS by default just verifies identity of server)