Trust anchor: A source of verification for a chain of trust in digital systems. It is typically an authoritative entity, like a Certificate Authority, for which a degree of trust is assumed and not derived from a higher entity. Its role is to vouch for the identity of entities in the network and the credibility of their certificates and keys.
Categories: CC D5: Security Operations | CCSP D2: Cloud Data Security | CISM D3: Information Security Program | CISSP D5: Identity and Access Management (IAM) | Security+ D1: General Security Concepts | SSCP D2: Access Controls
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