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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def certificate_authority(self):
 """ Gets the Certificate Authority API client. Returns: CertificateAuthority: """

        if not self.__certificate_authority:
            self.__certificate_authority = CertificateAuthority(self.__connection)
        return self.__certificate_authority