Certificate Transparency

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000618",
  "term": "Certificate Transparency",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "A framework for publicly logging the existence of Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates as they are issued or observed in a manner that allows anyone to audit CA activity and notice the issuance of suspect certificates as well as to audit the certificate logs themselves. (Experimental RFC 6962)",
  "abbreviation": "CT",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 1800-16B from RFC 6962; NIST SP 1800-16C from RFC 6962",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/certificate-transparency/"
}