C
Certificate authority (CA)
Definition
(Context: Information Systems Security)
1. A system for managing certified digital signatures. Manages the implementation of policies to authenticate, authorize and revoke the assignment of keys to users.
2. A trusted entity that issues and revokes public key certificates.
Sources:
NIST SP 1800-16B under Certificate Authority from NISTIR 8149
NIST SP 1800-16C from NISTIR 8149
NIST SP 1800-16D under Certificate Authority from NISTIR 8149
NIST SP 1800-21C
NISTIR 8149
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