Glossary

Term	Definition
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: Develops and operates the sedex platform on behalf of FSO.
FSO	Federal Statistical Office: Business owner and operator of the sedex Platform.