Who's Got the Key?

This paper attempts to illuminate several fundamental concepts used in the creation of a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). These concepts include encryption, public key cryptography, digital signatures, trust models, and digital certificates. In addition, this paper reviews some of the issues related to creation of a PKI for an organization. Keywords Encryption, PKI, Certificate Authority.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1999
• Where: SIGUCCS
• Authors: David Henry
• Keywords: Concepts Include Encryption, Information Management, Public Key, Public Key Infrastructure, SIGUCCS 1999