PKI Certificate Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples
∟Introduction of PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)
This chapter provides a quick introduction of PKI (Public Key Infrastructure). Topics include what is PKI; usage examples of PKI; most popular certificate authorities.
What Is PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)
Usage Examples of Public Key Infrastructure
Most Popular Certificate Authorities
Takeaways:
- PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) is an information technology infrastructure that enables Internet users
to securely and privately exchange information through the use of a public and a private key pair
that is obtained and shared through a trusted authority.
- The most popular usage example of PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) is the HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) protocol.
HTTPS is a combination of the HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and SSL/TLS (Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security)
protocols to provide encrypted communication and secure identification of a Web server.
- The most popular CA (Certificate Authority) is
Let's Encrypt, according the Website monitoring report provided w3techs.com.
Table of Contents
About This Book
►Introduction of PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)
Introduction of PKI Certificate
PKI Certificate File Formats
OpenSSL - Cryptography Toolkit
"openssl ca" - CA (Certificate Authority) Tool
Java "keytool" Commands and KeyStore Files
PKI Certificate Store
PKCS12 Certificate Bundle File
PKCS7 Certificate Chain File
PKI Certificate Related Terminology
References
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