Also known as a “certificate authority,” a certification authority (CA) is an internal or third-party entity that creates, signs and revokes digital certificates that bind public keys to user identiti [..]

In cryptography, a center trusted by one or more agencies or individuals to create and assign certificates and, optionally, to create user's keys. [After X9.31] 2. In secure communications, a trusted person or entity who issues certificates (also called "public- key certificates") for encryption purposes. 3. An independent party iden [..]

A trusted third party whose purpose is to sign certificates for network entities it has authenticated using secure means. Other network entities can check the signature to verify that a CA has authent [..]

Abbreviated as CA, a trusted third party organization or company that issues digital certificates used to create digital signatures and public-private key pairs. The role of the CA in this process is [..]

A body that generates, signs and issues public key certificates that bind subscribers to their public key.

A trusted electronic system that issues electronic certificates to authenticate user-identity and verify the integrity of transactions or information transfer.

The system responsible for issuing secure electronic identities to users in the form of certificates. The Entrust Authority™ Security Manager product acts as the CA.

A Certification Authority is a company that is authorized to issue, renew and revoke digital certificates after verifying the identity and legitimacy of the requesting party through a registration authority.

A trusted third party that issues certificates

A Certificate or Certification Authority (CA), in an Information Security context, is an entity that is authorised and trusted to issue digital certificates (e.g. for use in SSL/TLS applications), allowing other entities to infer trust (to a greater or lesser degree) in the authenticity of that entity. For example, a CA such as VeriSign or Entrust [..]

  A trusted third party clearing house that issues Digital Certificates and Digital Signatures. Such certificates include your organisation's name, a serial number, and an expiry date. In addition, and to allow for the encryption and decryption of data, the public key of your organisation. Finally, the digital signature of the certificate-issu [..]

Institution that is regarded by one or more users as trustworthy for creating and assigning public key certificates.

An entity that manages digital certificates — i.e., issues and revokes. Verisign and InstantSSL are two well known CAs.

In cryptography, a certificate authority or certification authority (CA) is an entity which issues digital certificates for use by other parties. It is an example of a trusted third party. CAs are characteristic of many public key infrastructure (PKI) schemes. There are many commercial CAs that charge for their services. Institutions and government [..]

A certification authority (CA) is a person entrusted with obtaining unique user identification traits. More often than not certification authorities are employees within organizations for which electr [..]

, A secure third-party organization that can vouch for the identity and origin of a person or program component.

The USAID official who certifies that a particular information system (IS) has completed the Certification and Accreditation (C&A) process, and is ready for Accreditation by the Designated Securit [..]

Abbreviated as CA, a trusted third-party organization that issues digital certificates used to create digital signatures and public-private key pairs. The role of the CA in this process is to guarante [..]

A certification authority, or CA, is the person or company who issues digital certificates to subscribers. They act as a trusted "third party" certifying the identity of the subscriber to an [..]