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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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There are many parts to the infrastruture: |
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* interoperability standards ([X509], [OpenPGP], [LDAP], etc.) so that different products can work together |
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* software (for KeyServer~s, TimeStampServer~s, [RobotCA]s, crypto-aware MailClient~s such as [Mutt], [PINE], EnigMail etc.) |
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* the servers running the software |
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StuartYeates |
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* actual content created and exchanged by users and servers (the PublicKey~s and the WebOfTrust's signatures) |
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* 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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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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CategoryCryptography |
