Defined term
Cross Certificate
Cross Certificate: A certificate issued from a certificate authority (CA) that signs the public key of another CA not within its trust hierarchy that…
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Definition
A certificate issued from a certificate authority (CA) that signs the public key of another CA not within its trust hierarchy that establishes a trust relationship between the two CAs.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
A certificate used to establish a trust relationship between two Certification Authorities. (SP 800-32; CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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The Cyber Glossary
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