Intermediate Certificate Authority: Organizations
In a related but distinct usage of the phrase, "Intermediate CA" may refer to a certificate issuing organization that does not, or is unable to issue certificates that chain to a Root CA that is owned by that organization (perhaps due to practical limitations, such as certificate ubiquity). Such an organization may be classified by some as a white label reseller.
Here the ambiguity comes from the use of the term "certificate authority", which can refer either to a certificate issuing organization or the certificates used by those organizations to issue end-user certificates.
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