Provider

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-003345",
  "term": "Provider",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. The entity (person or organization) that provides an appropriate agent, referred to as the “provider agent” to implement a particular Web service. It will use the provider agent to exchange messages with the requester’s requester agent. “Provider” is also used as a shorthand to refer to the provider agent acting on the provider’s behalf.\n\n2. A party that provides (1) a public key (e.g., in a certificate); (2) assurance, such as an assurance of the validity of a candidate public key or assurance of possession of the private key associated with a public key; or (3) key confirmation. Contrast with recipient.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-95 from Web Services Architecture - W3C Working Group Note 11 February 2004",
    "NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 2; NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 1 [Superseded]",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/provider/"
}