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Certification Authority<br />

<strong>and</strong> Trust<br />

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A CA/RA verifies <strong>and</strong> vouches for the identity information in a<br />

Certificate by signing that certificate with its private key<br />

Trust hierarchies:<br />

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End Entity certificates are signed by CA certificates<br />

CA certificates are either self-signed (a ROOT) or signed by<br />

another CA certificate<br />

Trust chains to the root : the self-signed certificate.<br />

Cross-certification:<br />

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CA certificates that establish trust relationships without explicit<br />

chaining to a common root<br />

September 13, 1999 9

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