Contributed by Organizations or Campuses; Articles, Papers, and Reports; and PKI

Revenge of the PKI Nerds

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Title:Revenge of the PKI Nerds (ID: CSD3675)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2004)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:A very patient Chief Security Officer hatches a plan to revive a technology thought to be dead.
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IBM, Adobe Team to Improve PKI in PDF

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Title:IBM, Adobe Team to Improve PKI in PDF (ID: CSD2905)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2003)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:Adobe and IBM have collaborated to offer new cryptography features in Adobe's most recent version of Acrobat and Acrobat Reader software. IBM's latest ThinkPad notebook PCs contain an embedded, configurable security chip that allows users of Acrobat's 6.0 Portable Document Format (PDF) files to add digital signatures using Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) cryptography.
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Public Key Cryptography Demystified

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Title:Public Key Cryptography Demystified (ID: CSD2852)
Author(s):Robert J. Brentrup (Dartmouth College)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2003)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:Public key technology has an important role to play in helping to protect information and create a reliable network to handle transactions of increasing value. The author explains what Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is, how it works, and why it can address much of higher education's needs for the secure access and control of digital information.
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