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Understanding Public-Key Infrastructure
- By Steve Lloyd, Carlisle Adams
- Published Nov 9, 1999 by Sams.
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About
Features
- Detailed information on the role of a single PKI as a foundation for securing multiple applications within an enterprise.
- Deployment considerations, from product selection and deployment troubleshooting to the benefits of PKI and common business models are all covered.
- Readers are able to evaluate the tradeoffs based on PKI operational considerations such as on-line requirements, physical security, and disaster planning.
Description
- Copyright 1999
- Edition: 1st
- Book
- ISBN-10: 1-57870-166-X
- ISBN-13: 978-1-57870-166-7
This book is a tutorial on, and a guide to the deployment of, Public-Key Infrastructures. It covers a broad range of material related to PKIs, including certification, operational considerations and standardization efforts, as well as deployment issues and considerations. Emphasis is placed on explaining the interrelated fields within the topic area, to assist those who will be responsible for making deployment decisions and architecting a PKI within an organization.
Sample Content
Table of Contents
Public-Key Cryptography.
The Concept of an Infrastructure.
Core PKI Services: Authentication, Integrity; and Confidentiality.
PKI-Enabled Services.
Certificates and Certification.
Key and Certificate Management.
Certificate Revocation.
Trust Models.
Multiple Certificates per Entity.
PKI Information Dissemination: Repositories and Other Techniques.
PKI Operational Considerations.
Legal Frameworks.
Major Standards Activity.
Standardization Status and Road Map.
Standards: Necessary, but Not Sufficient.
Benefits and Costs of a PKI.
Deployment Issues and Considerations.
Barriers to Deployment.
Typical Business Models.