| CA |
Certificate Authority: Issues the participant certificates. |
| Key store |
A key store is a database of keys. Private keys in a key store have a certificate chain associated with them that authenticates the corresponding public key. A key store also contains certificates from trusted entities. |
| FOIT |
Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication: Develops and operates the sedex platform on behalf of the FSO. |
| FSO |
Federal Statistical Office: Business owner and operator of the sedex platform. |