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Category: PKI

All About Certificate Authorities

What is a certificate authority?

A "Certificate Authority" (CA), is a idea of "Public Key Infrastructure" (PKI), in which a special type of certificate is able to essentially co-sign other certificates to verify them as valid and trustworthy to certain levels.

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Posted on November 12, 2019November 12, 2019Categories CA, Encryption, PKI, SecurityLeave a comment on All About Certificate Authorities

Root CA Thoughts

What is a Root CA?

A root CA is a certificate authority (CA) that doesn't have any parent CAs. The root CAs are pretty interesting, because root CAs are CAs that are typically ultimately trusted, with the ability to sign intermediate CAs.

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Posted on November 11, 2019November 12, 2019Categories CA, Encryption, PKI, SecurityTags CA, Certificate, PKI, Root CA, Security, Theory, ThoughtsLeave a comment on Root CA Thoughts
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