Understanding Public-Key Infrastructure: Concepts, Standards, and Deployment Considerations

Summary

The primary focus of this chapter has been on electronic signature legislation or, in some cases, the digital signature legislation based specifically on public-key technology. It summarized various requirement, highlighted the roles and responsibilities of the various entities involved (CA, subscriber, and relying party), and provided pointers to more specific documentation.

This chapter also discussed the dilemma associated with the proliferation of inconsistent legislation that has been passed within the U.S. and on an international basis. Given that almost every U.S. state and more than twenty nations have passed one form of legislation or another, it is important that an enterprise review its situation carefully, especially if it ...