Quick summary
- Term
- Certificate Authority
- Plain-English definition
- A certificate authority is an organization that issues SSL/TLS certificates.
- Technical definition
- A certificate authority is an organization that issues SSL/TLS certificates.
- Commonly confused with
- Related domain, DNS, registrar, API, or agent-infrastructure terms.
- Related terms
- SSL Certificate, TLS, CAA Record
Definition
A certificate authority is an organization that issues SSL/TLS certificates.
Why it matters
Browsers trust certificates issued by recognized certificate authorities.