An entity trusted to register other entities in applying for certificate and revoking their certificates. The authority may assign each applicant a relative distinguished value or name for the new certificate applied.
an authority that verifies user requests for a digital certificate and tells the CA to issue it
The organization that receives individual users to verify their credentials prior to emission of a certificate. See CA, Public Key.
An entity that performs services in relation to registration and verification of the identity of applicants for public key certificates, as described in the Registration Authority accreditation criteria.
The RA is responsible for the identification and authentication of certificate Subscribers before issuing certificates, but does not sign or issue the certificates.
An organization that is responsible for validating the identity of entities trying to obtain credentials in a Public Key Infrastructure. See Also: Certification Authority, Public Key Infrastructure
An individual or group of people appointed by an organisation that is responsible for Identification and Authentication of certificate subscribers, but that does not sign or issue certificates (i.e. an RA is delegated certain tasks on behalf of a CA).
RA) An optional entity given responsibility for performing some of the administrative tasks necessary in the registration of subjects, such as: confirming the subject's identity; validating that the subject is entitled to have the values requested in a Public Key Certificate and verifying that the subject has possession of the private key associated with the public key requested for a Public Key Certificate.
A Registration Authority (RA) verifies the information provided by an entity requesting a and authorizes the digital signature certificate Authority (CA) to issue the certificate.
An entity which registers applicants for keys and certificates (see Registration).
An entity trusted by a Certification Authority and appointed to assist the Certification Authority and its Customers in the I&A process, Certificate issuance and Revocation processes. (See Certification Authority, Customer, Identification and Authentication, Issue Certificates.)
The portion of the Public Key Infrastructure that is responsible for verifying and enrolling users before a Certificate Authority issues a certificate.
An entity which registers Applicants for Keys and Certificates. RAs may have other functions or obligations specified in the relevant CP. The contact details for each RA (including physical address, postal address, email and facsimile) will be published in the Repository.
A company that verifies requests for a digital certificate and authorizes the relevant certificate authority to issue it.
A registration authority or maintenance agency is a body given the responsibility of maintaining lists of codes under international standards and issuing new codes to those wishing to register them.