Public Key Infrastructure certificatesPublic key infrastructure certificates (PKI)
One can receive a PKI certificate, or a public-key infrastructure certificate, is by digitally signing and publishing the public key bound to a given user.
It stands for Public Key Infrastructure. It has to do with security and data encryption.
PKI or Public Key Infrastructure
PKI (Public-key Infrastructure)
Certificate Server (CS)
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) in an integrated system of software, encryption methodologies, protocols, legal agreements, and third-party services that enables users to communicate securely an protect information assets.
I'm not certain of the intent of the question but it sounds like what is being asked is how you can know the actual identity of someone from their public key - i.e. how you can know that the public key really belongs to the person it purports to belong to. PKI (public key infrastructure) is one way to establish with reasonable certainty that a key really belongs to the entity that is claimed. PKI uses a system of Certificate Authorities (CA) and Registration Authorities (RA). At the top of the chain is the Registration Authority that everyone trusts. Users register their public keys with the RA. CA's also register their certificates withe the RA along with proof that they are who they say they are. CA's are repositories of public keys that the public can access. They sign the keys with their own certificates vouching for the identity of the public key owner. The identity of the CA may, in turn, be vouched for by an RA or higher CA who sign the certificate of that particular CA.
Digital signatures are based on Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and verify authenticity. Electronic and digital signatures help to authenticate official records. Electronic records can be authenticated by a signature.
PKI (Public-key Infratstructure)
Digital signatures are based on Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and verify authenticity. Electronic and digital signatures help to authenticate offical records. Electronic records can be authenticated by a signature.
1. Certification authority (CA) 2. Revocation 3. Registration Authority (RA) 4. Certificate publishing methods 5. Certificate Management System 6. 'PKI aware' applications