Understanding Pki: Concepts, Standards, and Deployment Considerations

by Carlisle Adams and Steve Lloyd

Public-key infrastructure (PKI) is the foundation of the four major elements of digital security: authentication, integrity, confidentiality and non-repudiation. The idea of a public-key infrastructure has existed for a while, but the need for PKI has intensified as the Internet has expanded its reach into business, government, the legal system, the military and other areas that depend on secure communications. This text is both a guide for software...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0321743091
• ISBN13: 9780321743091
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.0" x 10.1"