Trusted Third Party

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-004443",
  "term": "Trusted Third Party",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. An entity other than the owner and verifier that is trusted by the owner, the verifier or both to provide certain services.\n\n2. An entity other than the key pair owner and verifier that is trusted by the owner or the verifier or both. Sometimes shortened to “trusted party.”\n\n3. An entity other than the key pair owner and the verifier that is trusted by the owner, the verifier, or both. Sometimes shortened to “trusted party.”\n\n4. An entity other than the owner and verifier that is trusted by the owner, the verifier, or both to provide certain services.\n\n5. A third party, such as a CA, that is trusted by its clients to perform certain services. (By contrast, in a key establishment transaction, the participants, parties U and V, are considered to be the first and second parties.)\n\n6. A third party, such as a CA, that is trusted by its clients to perform certain services. (By contrast, the two participants in a key-establishment transaction are considered to be the first and second parties.)\n\n7. A third party, such as a CA, that is trusted by its clients to perform certain services. (By contrast, for example, the sender and receiver in a scheme are considered to be the first and second parties in a key-establishment transaction).",
  "abbreviation": "TTP",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-89",
    "FIPS 186-5",
    "FIPS 204",
    "NIST SP 800-227",
    "NIST SP 800-56A Rev. 2 [Superseded]",
    "NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 2",
    "NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 1 [Superseded]",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/trusted-third-party/"
}