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2 AristotlePagaltzis 1 The infrastruture required to verify that some user is who they say they are, either by [PGP]'s WebOfTrust or a centralized certification infrastructure provided by a CertificationAuthority (or several). Also known as a [PKI].
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3 There are many parts to the infrastruture:
2 AristotlePagaltzis 4 * interoperability standards ([X509], [OpenPGP], [LDAP], etc.) so that different products can work together
5 AristotlePagaltzis 5 * software (for KeyServer~s, TimeStampServer~s, [RobotCA]s, crypto-aware MailClient~s such as [Mutt], [PINE], EnigMail etc.)
6 StuartYeates 6 * the servers running the software
7 AristotlePagaltzis 7 * actual content created and exchanged by users and servers (the PublicKey~s and the WebOfTrust's signatures)
4 StuartYeates 8 * social structure to support the software and content ([KeySigningParties|KeySigningParty], etc.), which is very often symbiotic with other social structures, often including [LUG]s.
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10 The security of the PublicKeyInfrastructure is not uniform and for many of the players issues such as ease of use, price and reliability are much more important.
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