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Certificate certificate 2018-04-12 /docs/tasks/tls/managing-tls-in-a-cluster/ A cryptographically secure file used to validate access to the Kubernetes cluster.
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A cryptographically secure file used to validate access to the Kubernetes cluster.

Certificates enable applications within a Kubernetes cluster to access the Kubernetes API securely. Certificates validate that clients are allowed to access the API.