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Introduction to Public Key Infrastructures

The introduction of public key cryptography (PKC) was a critical advance in IT security. In contrast to symmetric key cryptography, it enables confidential communication between entities in open networks, in particular the Internet, without prior contact. Beyond this PKC also enables protection tech...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Buchmann, Johannes A., Karatsiolis, Evangelos (Author), Wiesmaier, Alexander (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013, 2013
Edition:1st ed. 2013
Subjects:
Security Science And Technology
Electronic Commerce
Data Structures And Information Theory
Security Systems
Information Theory
Data Protection
Data Structures (computer Science)
E-commerce And E-business
Data And Information Security
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chap. 1 The Purpose of PKI
  • Chap. 2 Certificates
  • Chap. 3 Trust Models
  • Chap. 4 Private Keys
  • Chap. 5 Revocation
  • Chap. 6 Validity Models
  • Chap. 7 Certification Service Provider
  • Chap. 8 Certificate Policies
  • Chap. 9 Certification Paths: Retrieval and Validation
  • Chap. 10 PKI in Practice
  • App. A A Basic Path Validation Algorithm
  • App. B Exercise Solutions
  • Index

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