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Trusted Certificate

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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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Classifications

Entity Type

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

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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Trusted Certificates
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Trusted Certificate's
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Trusted Certificates'