Binding
nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026
An acknowledgement by a trusted third party that associates an entity’s identity with its public key. This may take place through (1) a certification authority’s generation of a public key certificate, (2) a security officer’s verification of an entity’s credentials and placement of the entity’s public key and identifier in a secure database, or (3) an analogous method.
Framework senses
- §1
- Process of associating two related elements of information.
- §2 · sense_2_pending_review
- An acknowledgement by a trusted third party that associates an entity’s identity with its public key. This may take place through (1) a certification authority’s generation of a public key certificate, (2) a security officer’s verification of an entity’s credentials and placement of the entity’s public key and identifier in a secure database, or (3) an analogous method.
- §3 · sense_3_pending_review
- Process of associating a specific communications terminal with a specific cryptographic key or associating two related elements of information.
- §1
- Process of associating a specific communications terminal with a specific cryptographic key or associating two related elements of information.
- §1
- Process of associating two related elements of information.
- §1
- An acknowledgement by a trusted third party that associates an entity’s identity with its public key. This may take place through (1) a certification authority’s generation of a public key certificate, (2) a security officer’s verification of an entity’s credentials and placement of the entity’s public key and identifier in a secure database, or (3) an analogous method.
- §1
- the act of applying a bandage
- §2
- the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
- §3
- strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration
- §4
- one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot
- §5
- the capacity to attract and hold something