ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Trusted client

Alright kiddo, so imagine you have a secret diary that you keep all your thoughts and feelings in. Now, you don't want just anyone to read your diary, do you? You want to make sure only your trusted friends can read it.

The same thing goes for computer programs. When you use a program, you want to make sure it's safe and won't do anything harmful to your computer. A trusted client is like a good friend who you can trust with your diary. It's a computer program that you know is safe and won't harm your computer or steal your information.

To make sure a program is a trusted client, computer experts carefully examine it to make sure it doesn't have any bugs or malicious code. They also make sure it has proper security measures in place to make sure your computer and your information stay safe.

So just like you only let your trusted friends read your diary, you only use programs that have been checked and approved by computer experts as trusted clients.
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