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Understanding PKI: Concepts, Standards, and Deployment Considerations, Second Edition
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Understanding PKI: Concepts, Standards, and Deployment Considerations, Second Edition

by Carlisle Adams, Steve Lloyd
November 2002
Intermediate to advanced
352 pages
9h 15m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Chapter 7. Key and Certificate Management

As discussed in Chapter 2, asymmetric cryptography is based on the use of public/private-key pairs. A public key is typically distributed in the form of a certificate, whereas a private key is a separate and distinct data structure always protected from unauthorized disclosure in transit, use, and storage. The term key/certificate life-cycle management denotes the life-cycle management functions associated with the creation, issuance, and subsequent cancellation of public/private-key pairs and their associated certificates.

In this chapter, we discuss the various phases of key/certificate life-cycle management that must be offered as part of any comprehensive PKI. Where appropriate, we also discuss the ...

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