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Intermediate Certification Authority

nounid 2975·updated May 9, 2026
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A Certification Authority that is subordinate to another CA, and has a CA subordinate to itself.

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Classifications

Entity Type

System85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

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

Information Class

90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

acronym
CA
plural
Intermediate Certification Authorities
possessive
Intermediate Certification Authority's
pluralpossessive
Intermediate Certification Authorities'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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A Certification Authority that is subordinate to another CA, and has a CA subordinate to itself.
NIST SP 800-321 senseview framework →
§1
A Certification Authority that is subordinate to another CA, and has a CA subordinate to itself.

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