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Certification authority (CA)
Definition
A certification authority (CA) is a trusted body 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 listed on the EU trust list. They form the backbone of the PKI and the chain of trust for qualified signatures.
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