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Policy Management Authority

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

Body established to oversee the creation and update of Certificate Policies, review Certification Practice Statements, review the results of CA audits for policy compliance, evaluate non-domain policies for acceptance within the domain, and generally oversee and manage the PKI certificate policies. For the FBCA, the PMA is the Federal PKI Policy Authority.

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acronym
PMA
plural
Policy Management Authorities
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Policy Management Authority's
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Policy Management Authorities'