subordinate certificate authority

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Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

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Definition(s):

In a hierarchical public key infrastructure (PKI), a certificate authority (CA) whose certificate signing key is certified by another CA, and whose activities are constrained by that other CA. See superior certification authority.
Source(s):
CNSSI 4009-2015 CNSSI 1300

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