Attribute Authority

nounid 1558·updated May 9, 2026

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An entity, recognized by the Federal Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Policy Authority or comparable agency body as having the authority to verify the association of attributes to an identity.

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Entity Type

Organization85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Regulated80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

Cui60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Attribute Authorities
possessive: Attribute Authority's
pluralpossessive: Attribute Authorities'

Framework definitions

2 senses across 2 frameworks

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

§1: An entity, recognized by the Federal Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Policy Authority or comparable agency body as having the authority to verify the association of attributes to an identity.

NIST SP 800-321 senseview framework →

§1: An entity, recognized by the Federal Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Policy Authority or comparable agency body as having the authority to verify the association of attributes to an identity.

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