A Certificate Authority can be thoughtof as a trusted third party that:

A.
Validates a registration for digital certificates.

B.
Issues digital certificates.

C.
Certifies network hardware.

D.
Certifies Web programming syntax.

Explanation:
Certificate authorities are companies who verify the identity of applicants for Secure
Certificates. They then provide the electronic certificate to the verified applicants so that they
may have it installed. The process is in actuality two parts. The first partis the generation of a
“Key”, akin to a secret code usedby the server to interpret the Certificate that is generated by the
Certificate Authority.