Chapter 4. Core PKI Services: Authentication, Integrity, and Confidentiality

The previous chapter looked at the concept of a security infrastructure and gave a definition of a comprehensive PKI. Now, consider the services a PKI offers an organization. This chapter examines the fundamental, or core, security services associated with a PKI; the next chapter examines a number of additional services a PKI can enable for various business purposes.

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