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title: "Viewing and Validating device identity with Platform Certificate"
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updated: 2025-02-20T08:32:19Z
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canonical: "docs.zpesystems.com/viewing-and-validating-platform-certificates-1"
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# Viewing and Validating device identity with Platform Certificate

An X.509 certificate (platform certificate) is a digital certificate stored in a Trusted Platform Module (TPM). It is used to verify the identity of Nodegrid devices, ensuring the device’s authenticity. The certificate is preinstalled on the Nodegrid device as a factory default. Users can view and validate these certificates. For more information refer to the following sections:

- [Viewing the X.509 Certificate](/nodegrid/docs/viewing-x509-certificate)
- [Validating the X.509 Certificate](https://docs.zpesystems.com/docs/validate-certificates)