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Root certificate

In cryptography and computer security, a root certificate is a public key certificate that identifies a root certificate authority (CA). Root certificates are self-signed (and it is possible for a certificate to have multiple trust paths, say if the certificate was issued by a root that was cross-signed) and form the basis of an X.509-based public key…

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Root certificate

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples14
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
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related to China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) issuance of fake certificates · 12
Root certificate → CA, Center, China Internet Network Information, CNNIC, CNNIC's, Google, In, Later, Microsoft, Mozilla, Mozilla's, Windows
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Root certificate → public key certificate that identifies a root certificate authority, top-most certificate of the tree

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Root certificateis apublic key certificate that identifies a root certificate authority0.90text
Root certificateis atop-most certificate of the tree0.90text
Root certificaterelated to China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) issuance of fake certificatesIn0.60section
Root certificaterelated to China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) issuance of fake certificatesChina Internet Network Information0.60section
Root certificaterelated to China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) issuance of fake certificatesCenter0.60section
Root certificaterelated to China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) issuance of fake certificatesCNNIC0.60section
Root certificaterelated to China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) issuance of fake certificatesMozilla0.60section
Root certificaterelated to China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) issuance of fake certificatesMozilla's0.60section
Root certificaterelated to China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) issuance of fake certificatesLater0.60section
Root certificaterelated to China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) issuance of fake certificatesMicrosoft0.60section
Root certificaterelated to China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) issuance of fake certificatesWindows0.60section
Root certificaterelated to China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) issuance of fake certificatesCA0.60section

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