Principal Certification Authority

nounid 3654·updated May 9, 2026

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The Principal Certification Authority is a CA designated by an agency to interoperate with the FBCA. An agency may designate multiple Principal CAs to interoperate with the FBCA.

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Identity85%rule-basedr:entity.identity.account.v1

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Information Class

Cui65%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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acronym: CA
plural: Principal Certification Authorities
possessive: Principal Certification Authority's
pluralpossessive: Principal Certification Authorities'

Framework definitions

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

§1: The Principal Certification Authority is a CA designated by an agency to interoperate with the FBCA. An agency may designate multiple Principal CAs to interoperate with the FBCA.

NIST SP 800-321 senseview framework →

§1: The Principal Certification Authority is a CA designated by an agency to interoperate with the FBCA. An agency may designate multiple Principal CAs to interoperate with the FBCA.

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