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Certification Authority (CA)
Definition
A certification authority (CA) is a trusted organization that issues X.509 electronic certificates linking a public key to the identity of its holder. Qualified CAs are supervised by national authorities (ANSSI in France) and registered on the EU trust list. They form the foundation of the PKI and the trust chain of qualified signatures.
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