certificate field
Signature algorithm
What it means
The hash + public-key algorithm the issuer used to sign this certificate, e.g. SHA-256 with RSA or ECDSA with SHA-256.
Why it matters
Old algorithms (MD5, SHA-1) are forgeable and rejected by modern clients. If you see SHA-1 here on a certificate issued this decade, something is wrong with the issuing setup.
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