The role of a Certification Authority is similar to a passport-00645
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Question 1: "The role of a Certification Authority is similar to a passport office." Explain it.
Answer:
You may have noticed that the role of a Certification Authority is analogous or similar to a passport office. The issuance of passport by the passport office attaches credibility that this particular person is entitled to travel. However, the passport is not issued by the office until detailed enquiry/verification about the identity of the person is made. Once a person holds the passport, that confirms that this particular person whose, name, address etc. is appearing on the passport is entitled to travel. Similarly, if a digital certificate is issued by a reputed CA that would confirm to other people that this particular public key certified by the CA belongs to this individual only.
