Trusted Party
Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-004436
1. A party that can be expected to keep sensitive data safe and not disclose it to others.
2. A party that is trusted by its clients to generate cryptographic keys.
3. A trusted party is a party that is trusted by an entity to faithfully perform certain services for that entity. An entity could be a trusted party for itself.
4. A party that is trusted by an entity to faithfully perform certain services for that entity. An entity may choose to act as a trusted party for itself.
| Identifier | MLC-T-CYB-004436 |
|---|---|
| Field | Cybersecurity |
| References | NIST SP 800-226; NIST SP 800-133 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-133 Rev.1 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-133 Rev. 2; NIST SP 800-56A Rev. 2 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 2; NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 1 [Superseded]; NIST CSRC Glossary |
Record as JSON
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"definition": "1. A party that can be expected to keep sensitive data safe and not disclose it to others.\n\n2. A party that is trusted by its clients to generate cryptographic keys.\n\n3. A trusted party is a party that is trusted by an entity to faithfully perform certain services for that entity. An entity could be a trusted party for itself.\n\n4. A party that is trusted by an entity to faithfully perform certain services for that entity. An entity may choose to act as a trusted party for itself.",
"references": [
"NIST SP 800-226",
"NIST SP 800-133 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-133 Rev.1 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-133 Rev. 2",
"NIST SP 800-56A Rev. 2 [Superseded]",
"NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 2; NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 1 [Superseded]",
"NIST CSRC Glossary"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/trusted-party/"
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