Cross-certification: A process where two or more certification authorities (CA) mutually exchange and recognize their certificates. This is used to establish trust between different certification authorities and to allow them to exchange encrypted information securely. Examples of this include a CA in the US recognizing a CA in Europe or a government CA recognizing a private CA.
Categories: CC D3: Access Controls Concepts | CCSP D5: Cloud Security Operations | CISM D1: Information Security governance | CISSP D5: Identity and Access Management (IAM) | Security+ D1: General Security Concepts | SSCP D5: Cryptography
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