Chapter 27. Conclusions and Further Reading

This chapter provides a summary of the significant issues discussed in Part III and includes a few suggestions for further reading.

Conclusions

Part III of this book concentrated on the benefits of, and the issues associated with, large-scale PKI deployments in the enterprise domain. The key to achieving a successful deployment of a large-scale enterprise PKI rests in several areas:

  • First and foremost, cost justification and the development of a solid business case are essential. Attempting to deploy technology for technology's sake alone is doomed to failure.

  • It is important to achieve the maximum amount of corporate-level buy-in. Lack of support within an organization will make deployment extremely difficult, ...

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