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Withdrawn on September 13, 2021.
Introduction to Public Key Technology and the Federal PKI Infrastructure
Documentation
Topics
Date Published: February 26, 2001
Planning Note (09/13/2021):
See the withdrawal announcement and rationale for withdrawal.
For current information on this topic, see https://idmanagement.gov, especially:
Author(s)
Richard Kuhn (NIST), Vincent Hu (NIST), W. Polk (NIST), Shu-jen Chang (NIST)
This publication was developed to assist agency decision-makers in determining if a PKI is appropriate for their agency, and how PKI services can be deployed most effectively within a Federal agency. It is intended to provide an overview of PKI functions and their applications. Additional documentation will be required to fully analyze the costs and benefits of PKI systems for agency use, and to develop plans for their implementation. This document provides a starting point and references to more comprehensive publications.
This publication was developed to assist agency decision-makers in determining if a PKI is appropriate for their agency, and how PKI services can be deployed most effectively within a Federal agency. It is intended to provide an overview of PKI functions and their applications. Additional...
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This publication was developed to assist agency decision-makers in determining if a PKI is appropriate for their agency, and how PKI services can be deployed most effectively within a Federal agency. It is intended to provide an overview of PKI functions and their applications. Additional documentation will be required to fully analyze the costs and benefits of PKI systems for agency use, and to develop plans for their implementation. This document provides a starting point and references to more comprehensive publications.
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Keywords
certificates; digital signatures; PKI; public key infrastructure
Control Families
Identification and Authentication; Planning; Risk Assessment; System and Communications Protection
