Raytheon Company Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Certificate Policy

13 GLOSSARY
Access Ability to make use of any information system (IS) resource.
Access Control Process of granting access to information system resources only to
authorized users, programs, processes, or other systems.
Accreditation Formal declaration by a Designated Approving Authority that an
Information System is approved to operate in a particular security
mode using a prescribed set of safeguards at an acceptable level of
risk.
Activation Data Private data, other than keys, that are required to access
cryptographic modules (i.e., unlock private keys for signing or
decryption events).
Applicant The subscriber is sometimes also called an "applicant" after
applying to a certification authority for a certificate, but before the
certificate issuance procedure is completed. [ABADSG footnote 32]
Archive Long-term, physically separate storage.
Audit Independent review and examination of records and activities to
assess the adequacy of system controls, to ensure compliance with
established policies and operational procedures, and to recommend
necessary changes in controls, policies, or procedures.
Audit Data Chronological record of system activities to enable the
reconstruction and examination of the sequence of events and
changes in an event.
Authenticate To confirm the identity of an entity when that identity is presented.
Authentication Security measure designed to establish the validity of a
transmission, message, or originator, or a means of verifying an
individual's authorization to receive specific categories of
information.
Backup Copy of files and programs made to facilitate recovery if necessary.
Binding Process of associating two related elements of information.
Biometric A physical or behavioral characteristic of a human being.
Bridge Certification
Authority Membrane
The Bridge Certification Authority Membrane consists of a collection
of Public Key Infrastructure devices including a variety of
Certification Authority PKI products, Databases, CA specific PKI
Repositories, Border PKI Repository, Firewalls, Routers,
Randomizers, etc.
CA Facility The collection of equipment, personnel, procedures and structures
that are used by a Certification Authority to perform certificate
issuance and revocation.
Certificate A digital representation of information which at least (1) identifies
the certification authority Signing it, (2) names or identifies its
subscriber, (3) contains the subscriber's public key, (4) identifies its
operational period, and (5) is digitally signed by the certification
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