Austin, Tom, 1954-

PKI : a Wiley tech brief / Tom Austin. - New York : Wiley, 2001. - xviii, 270 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-265) and index.

Part One: Security Basics -- PKI Explained -- What's in a PKI? -- Securing the Environment for PKI -- Part Two: PKI Technologies -- Key Management -- Certificate and Validation Authorities -- Directories -- Time Stamps -- Hardware Mechanisms -- Part Three: PKI and Business Issues -- Getting Certificates -- Acquiring a PKI -- Certificate Policy and Certification Practices Statement -- Auditing a PKI -- Enabling Legacy Applications -- Part Four: Case Studies -- Bank of Bermuda -- Perot Systems -- Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) -- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) -- Ruesch -- Part Five: PKI Efforts: Present and Future -- Initiatives, Laws and Standards -- Biometrics and PKI.

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Public key cryptography.

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