1. An entity authorized by the certification authority system (CAS) to collect, verify, and submit information provided by potential Subscribers which is to be entered into public key certificates. The term RA refers to hardware, software, and individuals that collectively perform this function.
Source(s):
CNSSI 4009-2015
from
CNSSI 1300
2. The key management entity (KME) within each Service or Agency responsible for registering KMEs and assigning electronic key management system (EKMS) IDs to them.
Source(s):
CNSSI 4009-2015
from
CNSSI 4005
A trusted entity that establishes and vouches for the identity of a user.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 5
under Registration authority
An entity authorized by the certification authority system (CAS) to collect, verify, and submit information provided by potential subscribers, which is to be entered into public key certificates. The term RA refers to hardware, software, and individuals that collectively perform this function.
Source(s):
NIST SP 1800-16B
under Registration Authority (RA)
from
CNSSI 4009-2015
NIST SP 1800-16C
under Registration Authority (RA)
from
CNSSI 4009-2015
NIST SP 1800-16D
under Registration Authority
from
CNSSI 4009-2015
An organization approved by ISO/IEC for performing registration.
Source(s):
NISTIR 5308
under Registration Authority
from
ISO/IEC JTC1 N820
A trusted entity that establishes and vouches for the identity or attributes of a subscriber to a CSP. The RA may be an integral part of a CSP, or it may be independent of a CSP, but it has a relationship to the CSP(s).
Source(s):
NISTIR 8149
under Registration Authority (RA)
from
NIST SP 800-63-3