Intermediate Certification Authority (CA)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-002203",
  "term": "Intermediate Certification Authority (CA)",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "A CA that is signed by a superior CA (e.g., a Root CA or another Intermediate CA) and signs CAs (e.g., another Intermediate or Subordinate CA). The Intermediate CA exists in the middle of a trust chain between the Trust Anchor, or Root, and the subscriber certificate issuing Subordinate CAs.",
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2022 from CNSSI 1300",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/intermediate-certification-authority-ca/"
}