Root Causes 225: The Difference Between Relying Parties and Certificate Consumers
May 19, 2022•15 min
Episode description
Despite the similarity in their names, in the world of digital certificates a Relying Party and a Certificate Consumer are very different things. In this episode we define the four main roles in the public trust ecosystem: CA, Subscriber, Certificate Consumer, and Relying Party, with real-world examples.
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