Chapter 20. Introduction
The purpose of Part III is to introduce the concepts and issues associated with the deployment of large-scale PKIs. Note that this part of the book is not intended to be a step-by-step deployment handbook. Part III is deliberately small; more specific deployment details could easily be the topic of an entire book. The idea is to familiarize the reader with the basic issues likely to be encountered when deploying a large-scale PKI in the enterprise domain. (Although the focus of this material is directed toward the enterprise, many of these issues also apply to the Internet domain.)
Chapter 21, "Benefits (and Costs) of a PKI," discusses the benefits realized through the deployment of a PKI. Cost considerations are also ...
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