Certification authority

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000622",
  "term": "Certification authority",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A trusted entity that issues and revokes public key certificates.\n\n2. The entity in a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) that is responsible for issuing certificates and exacting compliance with a PKI policy.\n\n3. The entity in a public-key infrastructure (PKI) that is responsible for issuing certificates and exacting compliance with a PKI policy.\n\n4. An entity authorized to create, sign, issue, and revoke public key certificates.\n\n5. The entity in a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) that issues certificates to certificate subjects.\n\n6. The entity in a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) that is responsible for issuing certificates and exacting compliance to a PKI policy.\n\n7. The entity in a public key infrastructure (PKI) that is responsible for issuing certificates to certificate subjects and exacting compliance to a PKI policy.",
  "abbreviation": "CA",
  "references": [
    "FIPS 201-3; NIST SP 1800-12b; NISTIR 7711",
    "FIPS 186-5; NIST SP 800-89",
    "FIPS 204",
    "CNSSI 4009-2022 from CNSSI 1300 (adapted)",
    "NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 5",
    "NIST SP 800-57 Part 2 Rev.1",
    "NIST SP 800-175B Rev. 1",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/certification-authority/"
}