Trusted root

The term trusted root refers to a special designation that is given to a Certificate Authority certificate. This trusted root designation allows the browser or system to validate and accept certificates that the Certificate Authority (CA) issues.

When you use Digital Certificate Manager (DCM) to create or renew a system certificate, DCM allows you to designate the issuing Certificate Authority as a trusted root. You can also use Digital Certificate Manager to designate other Certificate Authorities as trusted roots. Users designate a CA as a trusted root when the users download the Certificate Authority certificate into their browsers.