PKI 4/9

• According to RFC 2828 ÑInternet Security Glossaryì a public key infrastructure (PKI) is Ña system of CAs [...] that per-form some set of

  • certificate management,
  • archive management,
  • key management, and
  • token management functions

• for a community of users in an application of asymmetric cryptography.ì

• Major applications:

  • SSL/TLS (and WTLS)
  • S/MIME
  • IPSec and virtual private networking

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