Subroot

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A secondary or subsidiary root.

    "Well-designed CAs will create a trust hierarchy, which consists of a root with a number of subroots, to further enhance protection of the private key."

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"Well-designed CAs will create a trust hierarchy, which consists of a root with a number of subroots, to further enhance protection of the private key."

Etymology

From sub- + root.

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