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Root Certification Authority

nounid 3957·updated May 9, 2026
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In a hierarchical Public Key Infrastructure, the Certification Authority whose public key serves as the most trusted datum (i.e., the beginning of trust paths) for a security domain.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Credential85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

Restricted78%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Root Certification Authorities
possessive
Root Certification Authority's
pluralpossessive
Root Certification Authorities'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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In a hierarchical Public Key Infrastructure, the Certification Authority whose public key serves as the most trusted datum (i.e., the beginning of trust paths) for a security domain.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
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In a hierarchical Public Key Infrastructure, the Certification Authority whose public key serves as the most trusted datum (i.e., the beginning of trust paths) for a security domain.
NIST SP 800-321 senseview framework →
§1
In a hierarchical Public Key Infrastructure, the Certification Authority whose public key serves as the most trusted datum (i.e., the beginning of trust paths) for a security domain.

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Incoming relationships

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