Ethical Hacking: Techniques, Tools, and Countermeasures, 4th Edition
by Michael G. Solomon, Sean-Philip Oriyano
Public Key Infrastructure
Although the value of using public key cryptography is easy to see, the ease of use depends on being able to find and access public keys on demand. One approach to securely storing and publishing keys is a public key infrastructure (PKI). PKI provides a framework through which two parties can establish a trusted relationship even if the parties have no prior knowledge of each other.
For an example of PKI in use, consider web-based e-commerce applications that are used to purchase products or services online. Operating in an online environment requires different trust mechanisms than those we use in the physical world. In the physical world, you can walk into a store, see face-to-face who you are dealing with, and get ...
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