Creating and Attaching Certificates

Certificate Authorities (CAs) on Keeta Network are entities that issue and manage digital certificates, serving as validators of identity and attributes for network participants. Each CA is responsible for verifying information, issuing certificates tied to users' public keys, and managing the lifecycle of these certificates. Any party can become a CA, but certificates that are provided by trusted CAs will inherently be more widely accepted than certifcates provided by unknown parties.

A client initiates the process of getting a certificate by generating a key pair and requesting a specific certificate from a CA, providing the necessary information and their public key. The CA then verifies this information and generates a certificate restricted to the user's public key. The user requests the attachment of this certificate to their account, which the Network promptly executes. With this verified credential, the user's information can now be verified across multiple parties instantly without repeating the verification process. The certificate can be provided to any relevant party on the network.

This streamlined process creates a single, verifiable identity with associated certificates usable across multiple actions within the Keeta ecosystem. The user's key pair, securely stored on their device, links directly to their identity, enabling instant verification for each new service interaction.