Terms starting with “C”

A written statement confirming that a candidate received one of the highest numbers of votes for public office, usually indicating they will be moving on to a general or run-off el...

A form completed by a licensed or certified health professional, or designated agency attesting to an individual's disability

An official, sworn statement by an elections office to attest that a citizen is a registered voter.

A certificate issued by a judicial system to restore voting rights.

The official document by which a state informs the Federal government of the name of its presidential electors. "As soon as possible after the presidential electors are chosen, the...

1. A specialized form of administrative policy tuned to electronic transactions performed during certificate management. A certificate policy addresses all aspects associated with...

1. A list of revoked public key certificates created and digitally signed by a Certificate Authority. Source: NIST SP 800-63-2; FIPS PUB 201-1 revoked certificates. Certification a...

A trusted entity that provides online verification to a Relying Party of a subject certificate's trustworthiness, and may also provide additional attribute information for the subj...

A trusted entity that provides on-line verification to a relying party of a subject certificate's trustworthiness, and may also provide additional attribute information for the sub...

An authority that provides status information about certificates on behalf of the CA through online transactions (e.g., an online certificate status protocol (OCSP) responder). Sou...

address, that is not included in a certificate. May Information, such as subscriber's postal be used by a certification authority (CA) managing certificates. Source: NIST SP 800-32

The process of verifying that a voting system meets state legal requirements. Many states have procedures for reviewing proposed systems after qualification to determine whether th...

The independent technical liaison for all stakeholders involved in the C&A process responsible for objectively and independently evaluating a system as part of the risk management...

The independent technical liaison for all stakeholders involved in the certification and accreditation (C&A) process responsible for objectively and independently evaluating a syst...

An organization that issues upon confirming the identity of the person DIGITAL CERTIFICATES requesting a certificate.

An entity authorized to create, sign, issue, and revoke public key certificates. Source: CNSSI No. 1300 (adapted)

The collection of equipment, personnel, procedures and structures that are used by a Certification Authority to perform certificate issuance and revocation. (SP 800-32) (NISTIR)

Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) workstation with a trusted operating system and special-purpose application software that is used to issue certificates (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)

Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) workstation with a trusted operating system and special purpose application software that is used to issue certificates. "certificate authority work...

The certification envelope is used to ensure that the voter votes, and the ballot is counted, in the correct jurisdiction. Used as part of the double-envelope process.

A written statement attesting that the tabulation and canvassing of the election is complete and accurate.

A written statement attesting that the election results are a true and accurate accounting of all votes cast in a particular election.

A written statement attesting that the number of signatures on a petition counted as valid or rejected is a true and accurate accounting of the facts.

Product of the certification effort documenting the detailed results of the certification activities. (CNSSI-400)