Designing a Practical Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

摘要

This paper sets out the drivers behind the design of a Public key Infrastructure (PKI) in a multi-national corporation. Essentially there are two drivers: the business requirements and PKI technology. Once these are set out, the logic for the design of a PKI architecture can be understood. The explosive growth of the Internet has Provided enormous potential for global Business. Projections of 200 million users and Trillions of dollars of business by 1999 will Mean the global information infrastructure Has the possibility to become the major Marketplace for international business.