Category II: Non-Federal Agency PKIs cross certified with the FBCA or PKIs from other PKI Bridges that are cross certified with the FBCA
Note: Possession of a valid approved partner PKI certificate, as demonstrated by successful PKI authentication, provides assured identification of the user. A separate authorization decision verifying that the identified user should have access to the requested content should be made before providing access to DoD information systems.
See the DoD PKI External Interoperability FAQ for more information on DoD approved partner PKI credentials.
Northrop Grumman PKI
| Current Certification Authorities (CAs) Details | See Section 4.3.8 of DoD Approved External PKIs Master Document |
| Current CA Certificates | See Northrop_Grumman folder in DoD Approved External PKI Certificate Trust Chains zip |
| Approved Certificate Assurance Levels* | See Section 5.19 of DoD Approved External PKIs Master Document |
| Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Distribution Points** | See Northrop Grumman section of DoD Approved External CRL Distribution Points (CRLDPs) |
| Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) Responder URL(s)** | See Northrop Grumman section of DoD Approved External OCSP URLs |
| Performs CA Rekeys? | No |
*As represented by OIDs listed in the Certificate Policies extension of the partner certificate; a certificate must assert at least one approved assurance level to be acceptable for use.
**Note: These lists are developed and maintained by DoD PKE based on CRLDP and AIA OCSP values asserted in sample certificates provided to DoD by the partner PKI for testing; they are provided for ease of reference and may not be exhaustive in all cases. Any CRL URL asserted in a CRLDP extension or OCSP URL asserted in an AIA extension of an approved certificate is approved for use by DoD relying parties.
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DoD Approved External PKI Certificate Trust Chains - Version 11.4
This zip file contains certificate trust chains for DoD Approved External PKIs.
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11 Apr 2025
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DoD Approved External PKIs Master Document - Version 11.4
This document provides Certification Authority (CA) certificate trust chain and assurance level information for all Department of Defense (DoD) approved Public Key Infrastructures (PKIs).
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11 Apr 2025
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DoD Approved External CRL Distribution Points (CRLDPs) - Version 1.21
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09 Dec 2024
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DoD Approved External OCSP URLs - Version 1.19
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09 Dec 2024
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DoD Approved External PKIs Types 5 & 6 Certificate Trust Chains (Foreign, Allied, Coalition Partner and Other PKIs) - Version 1.5
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09 Dec 2024
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DoD Approved External PKIs Types 3 & 4 Certificate Trust Chains (Non Federal Issuers) - Version 1.18
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09 Dec 2024
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DoD Approved External PKIs Types 1 & 2 Certificate Trust Chains (Federal Agencies) - Version 1.13
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09 Dec 2024
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