Public Key Infrastructure
E1043721
Public Key Infrastructure is a framework of cryptographic technologies, policies, and procedures that enables secure electronic communication and authentication through the use of digital certificates and key pairs.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cryptographic framework
ⓘ
security infrastructure ⓘ |
| abbreviation | PKI ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
e-commerce
ⓘ
e-government services ⓘ enterprise security ⓘ |
| basedOn | X.509 standard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| component |
Certificate Authority
ⓘ
Registration Authority ⓘ Validation Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ certificate repository ⓘ certificate revocation list ⓘ hardware security module ⓘ key management system ⓘ |
| defines |
certificate policies
ⓘ
certification practice statements ⓘ |
| enables |
authentication
ⓘ
data integrity ⓘ non-repudiation ⓘ secure electronic communication ⓘ |
| governs |
certificate issuance
ⓘ
certificate renewal ⓘ certificate revocation ⓘ key lifecycle management ⓘ |
| mitigates |
impersonation attacks
ⓘ
man-in-the-middle attacks ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
CRL
ⓘ
OCSP NERFINISHED ⓘ certificate chain ⓘ intermediate certificate ⓘ public key certificate ⓘ root certificate ⓘ |
| requires |
identity verification procedures
ⓘ
key protection mechanisms ⓘ trust model ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
Internet Engineering Task Force
ⓘ
surface form:
IETF
ITU-T NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
S/MIME
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SSL NERFINISHED ⓘ Secure Sockets Layer NERFINISHED ⓘ TLS NERFINISHED ⓘ Transport Layer Security NERFINISHED ⓘ VPN authentication ⓘ Wi-Fi authentication ⓘ code signing ⓘ device authentication ⓘ document signing ⓘ smart card authentication ⓘ user authentication ⓘ |
| uses |
digital certificates
ⓘ
private key ⓘ public key ⓘ public key cryptography ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
ePassport