Public Key Infrastructure
Christopher Dobkowski
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Hey everyone! 
Can anyone please give me a simple definition of WHAT PKI is? Not only as what it does, but what it IS.
I mean from what I gathered here is that PKI is a group of protocols, policies, software and even people who are needed for creation and management of certificates right? And it involves Certificate Authority...
Any more clarifying definition will be appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
Can anyone please give me a simple definition of WHAT PKI is? Not only as what it does, but what it IS.
I mean from what I gathered here is that PKI is a group of protocols, policies, software and even people who are needed for creation and management of certificates right? And it involves Certificate Authority...
Any more clarifying definition will be appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
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cyberguypr
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PKI is one of those things that used to drive me crazy years ago because I did not understand it. It took a lot of reading to change that. Without going into the nitty-gritty that will scare you away, I would summarize it as a cryptographic framework to facilitate secure communications.
Does that help?