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Public Key Infrastructure
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ALSO CALLED: P K I, Public-key Infrastructure, PKI Security, and PKI
DEFINITION: A registration authority (RA) is an authority in a network that verifies user requests for a digital certificate and tells the certificate authority (CA) to issue it. RAs are part of a public key infrastructure (PKI), a networked system that enables companies and
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Managing Security on Mobile Phones
| sponsored by Nokia
WHITE PAPER:
This paper describes the challenges of provisioning and managing security in mobile phone environments and how a well-designed deployment system can alleviate these challenges.
Posted: 17 May 2005 | Published: 01 Apr 2005
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PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE DEFINITION (continued):
A registration authority (RA) is an authority in a network that verifies user requests for a digital certificate and tells the certificate authority ( CA) to issue it. RAs are part of a public key infrastructure ( PKI), a networked system that enables companies and users to exchange information and money safely and securely. The digital certificate contains a public key that is used to encrypt and decrypt messages and digital signatures. Public Key Infrastructure definition sponsored by SearchSecurity.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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