Trust anchor
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trust-anchor-291-11392700
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Trust anchor
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In cryptographic systems with hierarchical structure, a trust anchor is an authoritative entity for which trust is assumed and not derived. In the X.509 architecture, a root certificate would be the trust anchor from which the whole chain of trust is derived. The trust anchor must be in the possession of the trusting party beforehand to make any further certificate path validation possible. Most operating systems provide a built-in list of self-signed root certificates to act as trust anchors fo
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Authoritative entity for which trust is assumed and not derived
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust_anchor
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2024-01-23T16:17:12Z
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