Registration Authority (RA): A trusted entity responsible for verifying the identity of individuals or organizations and issuing digital certificates. It plays a critical role in public key infrastructure (PKI) to establish trust and secure communication. Examples include a Certificate Authority (CA) that verifies a user’s identity before issuing a digital certificate or an RA that verifies an organization’s identity before issuing an SSL certificate.
Categories: CC D5: Security Operations | CCSP D2: Cloud Data Security | CISM D3: Information Security Program | CISSP D5: Identity and Access Management (IAM) | Security+ D5: Security Program Management and Oversight | SSCP D5: Cryptography
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