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Certificate Management Authority

nounid 1774·updated May 9, 2026
candidate

A Certification Authority (CA) or a Registration Authority (RA).

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Classifications

Entity Type

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

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

acronym
CMA
plural
Certificate Management Authorities
possessive
Certificate Management Authority's
pluralpossessive
Certificate Management Authorities'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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A Certification Authority (CA) or a Registration Authority (RA).
NIST SP 800-321 senseview framework →
§1
A Certification Authority (CA) or a Registration Authority (RA).

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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