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PKI Facts

This document provides facts related to PKI for usage in the written part of my diploma thesis.

Public Key Infrastructure
Digital certificates are like Passport which typically includes Entity name (CN:), Organization(O:), Country(C:), public key, Certificate authority signature etc. in X509 format (ASN.1 DER{Abstract Syntax Notation #1 - Distinguished Encoding Rule} or PEM {Privacy Enhanced Mail} format)

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XML security : Implement security layers, Part 1 - Basic plumbing technologies [Ve03a]	helps make technologies like digital signature and XML encryption generally available to the public at large. At the heart of digital signature and XML encryption are keys. Keys are used for digitally signing documents and verifying signatures, and they help with the encryption and decryption processes. PKI is entrusted with managing everything related to the creation, manipulation, and management of these keys. PKI ensures the following: Trusted and efficient management of public and private keys Any time you use a public key, you can be sure that the associated private key is indeed owned by the subject whose private key you are using

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helps make technologies like digital signature and XML encryption generally available to the public at large. At the heart of digital signature and XML encryption are keys. Keys are used for digitally signing documents and verifying signatures, and they help with the encryption and decryption processes. PKI is entrusted with managing everything related to the creation, manipulation, and management of these keys.
PKI ensures the following:
- Trusted and efficient management of public and private keys
- Any time you use a public key, you can be sure that the associated private key is indeed owned by the subject whose private key you are using