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Components of a <strong>PKI</strong><br />

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Certification Authorities (CAs)<br />

Issuers of certificates<br />

Registration Authority<br />

Relying Party<br />

Application<br />

<br />

Registration Authorities (RAs)<br />

Authorize the binding between <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Key</strong> &<br />

Certificate Holder<br />

<br />

<br />

Certificate Holders<br />

Subjects or End-Entities<br />

Relying Parties<br />

Validate signatures & certificate paths<br />

Internet<br />

Validation<br />

Server<br />

<br />

Repository<br />

Store & distribute certificates, etc.<br />

<br />

Validation Server<br />

Provide certificate status:<br />

expired, revoked, etc.<br />

Certification Authority<br />

Certificate<br />

Holder<br />

Repository<br />

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