Understanding Public-Key Infrastructure

Steve Lloyd, Carlisle Adams (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

320 Seiten

1999
New Riders Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-57870-166-7 (ISBN)

Infos

PKI is a technology for securing data and communication in both enterprise and Internet environments. This work offers networking professionals insight on building secure networks, with an emphasis on assisting those who will be responsible for implementing a PKI within an organization.

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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.

Inhalt

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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.11.1999
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 191 x 239 mm
• Gewicht: 724 g
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Netzwerke ► Sicherheit / Firewall
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Theorie / Studium ► Kryptologie
• ISBN-10: 1-57870-166-X / 157870166X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-57870-166-7 / 9781578701667
• Zustand: Neuware