From 5e0e6e9ee46108dc44ff8c16669247e3badc037b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sean Dague Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 11:31:39 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Add Certificate glossary term (#7456) * Add Certificate glossary term Part of issue #5993 * Edits for clarity --- _data/glossary/certificate.yaml | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _data/glossary/certificate.yaml diff --git a/_data/glossary/certificate.yaml b/_data/glossary/certificate.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..0969ce8e3fe91 --- /dev/null +++ b/_data/glossary/certificate.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +id: certificate +name: Certificate +full-link: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tls/managing-tls-in-a-cluster/ +tags: +- security +short-description: > + A cryptographically secure file used to validate access to the Kubernetes cluster. +long-description: > + Certificates enable applications within a Kubernetes + cluster to access the Kubernetes API securely. Certificates validate that + clients are allowed to access the API.