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  2. Certificate authority - Wikipedia

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    Worldwide, the certificate authority business is fragmented, with national or regional providers dominating their home market. This is because many uses of digital certificates, such as for legally binding digital signatures, are linked to local law, regulations, and accreditation schemes for certificate authorities.

  3. Institute for Credentialing Excellence - Wikipedia

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    The National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) is the accreditation body of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence. The NCCA's Standards for the Accreditation of Certification Programs exceed the requirements set forth by the American Psychological Association and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. [9]

  4. List of professional designations in the United States

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    Obtaining a certificate is voluntary in some fields, but in others, certification from a government-accredited agency may be legally required to perform certain jobs or tasks. Organizations in the United States involved in setting standards for certification include the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Institute for ...

  5. Certification Practice Statement - Wikipedia

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    A Certification Practice Statement (CPS) is a document from a certificate authority or a member of a web of trust which describes their practice for issuing and managing public key certificates. [1] Some elements of a CPS include documenting practices of: issuance; publication; archiving; revocation; renewal

  6. Chain of trust - Wikipedia

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    In computer security, digital certificates are verified using a chain of trust. [1] The trust anchor for the digital certificate is the root certificate authority (CA).. The certificate hierarchy is a structure of certificates that allows individuals to verify the validity of a certificate's issuer.

  7. Online Certificate Status Protocol - Wikipedia

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    Alice and Bob have public key certificates issued by Carol, the certificate authority (CA). Alice wishes to perform a transaction with Bob and sends him her public key certificate. Bob, concerned that Alice's private key may have been compromised, creates an 'OCSP request' that contains Alice's certificate serial number and sends it to Carol.

  8. Root certificate - Wikipedia

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    In cryptography and computer security, a root certificate is a public key certificate that identifies a root certificate authority (CA). [1] Root certificates are self-signed (and it is possible for a certificate to have multiple trust paths, say if the certificate was issued by a root that was cross-signed) and form the basis of an X.509-based ...

  9. PKCS 11 - Wikipedia

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    Most commercial certificate authority (CA) software uses PKCS #11 to access the CA signing key [clarification needed] or to enroll user certificates. Cross-platform software that needs to use smart cards uses PKCS #11, such as Mozilla Firefox and OpenSSL (using an extension). It is also used to access smart cards and HSMs.