Charles Mott works for a company called VeriSign that acts a trusted third party to verify information. One of Charles' largest clients is CheckMd, which holds and authenticates customer reviews of doctors and dentists online and having a third party validating the reviews is critical to CheckMd's success. What type of authentication technique is VeriSign providing for CheckMD?
A) Firewall
B) Certificate authority
C) Online certificate
D) Digital content certificate

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VeriSign, acting as a trusted third party to verify information, is functioning as a Certificate Authority (CA). A CA issues digital certificates to verify the ownership of encrypted keys used in secured communications and is essential for establishing a secure and trusted online presence, such as authenticating customer reviews for CheckMd.

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