Glossary: Security+ Exam Prep 3: Practice Exams
CA (certificate authority)
Also written: CA, certificate authority, public CA, internal CA
A trusted organization or system that signs and issues digital certificates. To get a certificate, an administrator sends it a CSR.
Where the book teaches it
Related terms
CSR (certificate signing request)CRL (certificate revocation list)OCSP staplingHSM (hardware security module)