DefinitionA <PKI REGISTRATION AUTHORITY> is a <REGISTRATION AUTHORITY> that maintains a registry of digital certificates and tells the certificate authority (CA) to issue it.
A registration authority (RA) is an authority in a network that verifies user requests for a digital certificate and tells the certificate authority (CA) to issue it. RAs are part of a public key infrastructure (PKI), a networked system that enables companies and users to exchange information and money safely and securely. The digital certificate contains a public key that is used to encrypt and decrypt messages and digital signatures.
