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title: What Are SSL Certificates in Access Server?
canonical: https://openvpn.net/as-docs/faq-ssl-web-certificates/
product: Access Server Docs
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# What Are SSL Certificates in Access Server?

**Question:** What are SSL web certificates, and how do they work?

**Answer:**

SSL certificates secure web traffic and verify server identity. They use a public-private key pair and are issued by trusted certificate authorities. For more details, see our [SSL certificate topic](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/ssl-certificates.md).

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