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certificate status server (CSS)

Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

CSS

Definition(s):

  An authority that provides status information about certificates on behalf of the CA through online transactions (e.g., an online certificate status protocol (OCSP) responder).
Source(s):
CNSSI 4009-2015 from CNSSI 1300