Public Key Infrastructure - Topics A-Z
Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about public key infrastructure.
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Authentication, digital signatures and PKI issues - Part 1 - Archive
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Archived resources regarding authentication issues, electronic/digital signatures and public key infrastructure which has relevance to government. This first part includes articles about Argentina, Canada, Europe, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom as well as a number of resources on topics related to authentication, digital signatures and PKI issues.
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Authentication, digital signatures and PKI issues - Part 2 - Archive
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Archived resources regarding authentication issues, electronic/digital signatures and public key infrastructure which has relevance to government. This second part includes articles about authentication, digital signatures and PKI in the United States, as well as articles about e-authentication in the United States.
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Authentication, digital signatures and PKI issues - Part 3 - Archive
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Archived resources regarding authentication issues, electronic/digital signatures and public key infrastructure which has relevance to government. This third part includes articles about e-authentication and email authentication in the United States, user authentication issues as well as general articles and links.
- DOD broadens PKI parameters
- By Alice Lipowicz. Federal Computer Week, August 1, 2008. "The Defense Department has decided to accept public-key infrastructure certificates from outside parties for the first time..."
- DOD adopts new policy on third-party PKIs
- By Alice Lipowicz. Federal Computer Week, July 30, 2008. "The Defense Department's new policy decision to accept third-party public-key infrastructures should have a broad effect on contractors and across defense agencies, according to Paul Grant, special assistant for identification management and external partnering in the office of the Defense Chief Information Officer..."
- Gatekeeper (Public Key Infrastructure)
- Australian Government Information Management Office, Department of Finance and Deregulation, 2008. "Gatekeeper is the Australian Government's strategy for the use of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) as a key enabler for the delivery of online government services..."
- The PKI payoff
- Once you get past the difficult early stages, the technology delivers a lot of benefits, By Edmund X. DeJesus. Government Technology, 28 May 2007. "Public-key infrastructure is a complex technology that is a burden for agencies to implement. PKI is a powerful technology that can enable a wide array of agency applications and services..."
- Pa. chooses PKI to manage first-responder access cards
- By Wade-Hahn Chan. Federal Computer Week, March 8, 2007. "Pennsylvania has chosen a public-key infrastructure to manage its digital certificates for First Responder Authentication Cards..."
- PKI gets shot in the arm from HSPD-12
- FIPS-201 and mandate give agencies means and motive to develop apps, By Jason Miller. Government Computer News, 20 November 2006. "In 1995, when Tim Polk began working full time on developing standards and guidance for using public-key infrastructure applications, he figured it would be a two- or three-year project. But 11 years later, Polk, the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s PKI program manager, still is helping agencies adopt the technology..."
- PKI use advancing at DOD
- All services had at least 80 percent implementation rates by the July deadline, By Peter Buxbaum. Government Computer News, 14 August 2006. "In the battle against IT security risks, most of the Defense Department services have a new weapon in their arsenal. The Air Force, Army and Navy have successfully implemented the initial public-key infrastructure technology mandated by the Defense Information Systems Agency, and required under Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12..."
- Army close to full PKI implementation
- By Peter Buxbaum. Government Computer News, 12 July 2006. "The Army is ahead of schedule in implementing the public-key infrastructure mandates of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12, according to Lt. Gen. Steven W. Boutelle, the Army’s CIO..."
- PKI doesn’t have to be perfect to be worthwhile
- Experts say a simpler approach could still yield benefits for security, By William Jackson. Government Computer News, 24 April 2006. "Nobody ever said implementing a public-key infrastructure would be easy, but a pair of experts at the 2006 International Conference on Network Security said last week that using PKI is often harder than it needs to be..."
- PKI is hard, but doesn’t have to be this hard
- By William Jackson. Government Computer News, 18 April 2006. "Public-key infrastructure is a pretty good way to authenticate users, sign documents electronically and secure data. But a pair of experts at the 2006 International Conference on Network Security said yesterday that using PKI often is harder than it needs to be. Bill Burr of the National Institute of Standards and Technology said the government has been working to implement PKI for 10 years now..."
This category last updated: 20 February 2006