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Root Certificate Authority (CA)

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-003640

1. In a hierarchical public key infrastructure (PKI), the certification authority (CA) whose public key serves as the most trusted datum (i.e., the beginning of trust paths) for a security domain.

2. In a hierarchical public key infrastructure (PKI), the CA whose public key serves as the most trusted datum (i.e., the beginning of trust paths) for a security domain.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-003640
FieldCybersecurity
ReferencesCNSSI 4009-2015 from NIST SP 800-32; NIST SP 1800-21C; NIST SP 1800-16B from NIST SP 800-32; NIST SP 1800-16D from NIST SP 800-32; NIST SP 1800-16C from NIST SP 800-32; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-003640",
  "term": "Root Certificate Authority (CA)",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. In a hierarchical public key infrastructure (PKI), the certification authority (CA) whose public key serves as the most trusted datum (i.e., the beginning of trust paths) for a security domain.\n\n2. In a hierarchical public key infrastructure (PKI), the CA whose public key serves as the most trusted datum (i.e., the beginning of trust paths) for a security domain.",
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2015 from NIST SP 800-32; NIST SP 1800-21C",
    "NIST SP 1800-16B from NIST SP 800-32; NIST SP 1800-16D from NIST SP 800-32; NIST SP 1800-16C from NIST SP 800-32",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/root-certificate-authority-ca/"
}

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