The Certificate Authority (CA) is responsible for issuing digital certificates. It verifies the identity of the entities requesting a certificate and binds public keys with these identities, ensuring trust within the PKI framework. While a Registration Authority (RA) may handle initial identity verification, the CA is the ultimate authority that issues and signs the certificates. Key Management Servers manage key storage, but not issuance.
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