Certificate Status Authority

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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A trusted entity that provides online verification to a Relying Party of a subject certificate's trustworthiness, and may also provide additional attribute information for the subject certificate.

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Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

Credential90%rule-basedr:entity.credential.cert.v1

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Certificate Status Authorities
possessive: Certificate Status Authority's
pluralpossessive: Certificate Status Authorities'

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