# root certificate

> self-signed public key certificate that identifies a root certificate authority; forms the basis of an X.509-based public key infrastructure

**Wikidata**: [Q7366568](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7366568)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_certificate)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/root-certificate


## References

1. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)