Difference between SSL Self-Signed Certificate and certificate authority

Products

• DX Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft / UIM)

Issue/Introduction

Difference between the self signed certificate and certificate authority

Environment

Any Release  of UIM

Cause

Vulnerability Scan flagged the self certificate as a concern.

Resolution

The explanation in the link below explained the limitations and advantages of both types of certificates.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-signed_certificate