Author: JT Smith
LinuxSecurity: “When PKIs hit the streets a few years ago, a media frenzy ensued — remember 1999, the year of the public-key infrastructure? Now it’s the morning
after, and we’ve gotten a dose of reality when it comes to the cost and complexity of rolling out a PKI. But one thing remains constant: Positive
authentication is vital for doing business regardless of whether you’re express-mailing paper contracts and purchase orders or sending those documents
electronically. A PKI offers a way to transmit data securely over insecure networks, extending user credentials across an enterprise or to extranet
partners.”
after, and we’ve gotten a dose of reality when it comes to the cost and complexity of rolling out a PKI. But one thing remains constant: Positive
authentication is vital for doing business regardless of whether you’re express-mailing paper contracts and purchase orders or sending those documents
electronically. A PKI offers a way to transmit data securely over insecure networks, extending user credentials across an enterprise or to extranet
partners.”
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