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Superior certification authority

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Superior certification authority

In a hierarchical public key infrastructure (PKI), a certification authority (CA) who has certified the certificate signature key of another CA, and who constrains the activities of that CA. See subordinate certification authority.


Source: CNSSI 4009-2015 | Category: