Primary definition
Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) workstation with a trusted operating system and special purpose application software that is used to issue certificates. "certificate authority workstation Rationale: Term has been replaced by the term (CAW)".
Also known asCAW · certificate authority workstation · COTS workstation
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— Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015View source
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Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) workstation with a trusted operating system and special purpose application software that is used to issue certificates. "certificate authority workstation Rationale: Term has been replaced by the term (CAW)".
Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015 · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Certification Authority Workstation (caw) (c.f.d.). In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 14, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/certification-authority-workstation-caw-c-f-d
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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