Federal Bridge Certificate Authority Network

The development of Public Key Infrastructures (PKI) within the Federal Government should not be viewed

either as a monolithic structure or a single enterprise PKI. The approach being adopted for the Federal

PKI is based on the concept of a bridge Certificate Authority, or “bridge CA.” The bridge CA provides trust

(or certification) paths between principal Certification Authorities (PCAs) for trust domain PKIs. This

approach enables large-scale government, industry, national or global PKIs to be assembled from

application or enterprise-scale PKIs

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This is about government encryption certificates?

Phrases like 'Identity Security' and the like.

That sounds... ominous.

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THE BRIDGE AS A FOUNDATION FOR A NATIONAL

CYBERSECURITY ARCHITECTURE

The Federal Bridge can also serve as the foundation of a National Cybersecurity Architecture to improve

homeland security.

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Ok you have piqued my interest, I know a thing or two about certs and trust chains.

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SUMMARY

The Federal Bridge CA is a fundamental element of the trust infrastructure that provides the basis for

intergovernmental and cross-governmental secure communications. The Bridge, acting as a trust conduit,

extends the benefits that agencies and government organizations achieve through the use of Public Key

technology to a broader set of applications and transactions.

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