What-happens-in-a-tls-handshake

Website, Application, Performance Security
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I was going through TLS handshake explanation by Cloudflare, and found some incorrect statement.
I believe this has to be corrected by Cloudflare documentation team.
Let me know if my uderstanding is incorrect.

https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ssl/what-happens-in-a-tls-handshake/

What happens during a TLS handshake?

Incorrect statement -

  • Authenticate the identity of the server via the server’s private key and the SSL certificate authority’s digital signature

Correction -
Authenticate the identity of the server via the server’s public key and the SSL certificate authority’s digital signature

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Thank you, I’ll let the team know. Really appreciate the feedback.

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