Overview
A certificate used to secure HTTPS traffic.
Definition
A certificate used to secure HTTPS traffic.
Real-world example
Browsers show a padlock for https://app.example.com because a valid certificate chains to a public CA trusted by operating systems.
Common mistake
Using self-signed certificates in production without distributing your CA to clients.
Better-PaaS in practice
Public certificates come from Let's Encrypt via Caddy. No manual certificate upload is required for standard domains.
FAQ
Is SSL certificate only relevant to Better-PaaS?
No. SSL certificate appears across Docker, cloud platforms, and self-hosted tooling. Better-PaaS exposes the concept in deploy logs, dashboard fields, or docs when it affects your app.