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Demystifying PKI
by Michele (Mike) Hjörleifsson
Jun, 2009 Issue
Article Synopsis
Public Key Infrastructure, or PKI, is a mature set of tools and technologies that serves as the basis for securing most network communications and dozens of other security technologies. It is one of the most misunderstood technologies in the IT arena. This series of articles presents a brief history of PKI, explains how it's currently used, and describes how you can implement PKI in both small and large OS X implementations for various types of security without breaking the bank or causing excessive brain strain.
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