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

Part I: Concepts

1 Introduction

2 Public-Key Cryptography

3 The Concept of a Infrastructure

4 Core PKI Services: Authentication, Integrity, and Confidentiality

5 PKI-Enabled Services

6 Certificates and Certification

7 Key and Certificate Management

8 Certificate Revocation

9 Trust Models

10 Multiple Certificates per Entity

11 PKI Information Dissemination: Repositories and Other Techniques

12 PKI Operational Considerations

13 Legal Framework

14 Conclusions and Further Reading