Information Security Advances and Remaining Challenges to Adoption of Public Key Infrastructure Technology

Reviews the federal government's public key infrastructure (PKI) strategy & initiatives to assess the issues & challenges the government faces in adopting this new technology. A PKI is a system of hardware, software, policies, & people that, when fully & properly implemented, can provide a suite of information security assurances that are important in protecting sensitive communications & transactions. The report assesses (1) the progress of the federal government in planning & coordinating federal PKI initiatives & (2) remaining challenges to be overcome before PKI can be put into widespread use. Charts & tables.McClure, David L. is the author of 'Information Security Advances and Remaining Challenges to Adoption of Public Key Infrastructure Technology' with ISBN 9780756712747 and ISBN 0756712742.