Trusted Certificate

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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A certificate that is trusted by the Relying Party on the basis of secure and authenticated delivery. The public keys included in trusted certificates are used to start certification paths. Also known as a "trust anchor."

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NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →

§1: A certificate that is trusted by the Relying Party on the basis of secure and authenticated delivery. The public keys included in trusted certificates are used to start certification paths. Also known as a "trust anchor."

CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →

§1: A certificate that is trusted by the Relying Party on the basis of secure and authenticated delivery. The public keys included in trusted certificates are used to start certification paths. Also known as a "trust anchor."

NIST SP 800-321 senseview framework →

§1: A certificate that is trusted by the Relying Party on the basis of secure and authenticated delivery. The public keys included in trusted certificates are used to start certification paths. Also known as a "trust anchor."