Public Key Infrastructure
Public Key Infrastructure: A set of roles, policies, and procedures used to establish greater trust in the authenticity of a digital certificate and for use…
Also known as: PKI
Definition
A set of roles, policies, and procedures used to establish greater trust in the authenticity of a digital certificate and for use in creating, managing, distributing, using, storing, and revoking digital certificates.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
(PKI) The architecture, organization, techniques, practices, and procedures that collectively support the implementation and operation of a certificate-based public key cryptographic system. Framework established to issue, maintain, and revoke public key certificates.
- Definition 3
A software-based system designed to provide confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity in communications; it relies on asymmetric cryptography.
- Definition 4
An architecture which is used to bind public keys to entities, enable other entities to verify public key bindings, revoke such bindings, and provide other services critical to managing public keys. (FIPS 196 A) (NISTIR)
- Definition 5
The administrative structure surrounding the generate of public-private key pairs, issuance, revocation and renewal of digital certificates, and designating certification authorities. Abbreviated PKI.
- Definition 6
Public-key Infrastructure