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The industry is at an inflection point where technology and market conditions have left just one gap, and that is the knowledge, expertise to provide sage guidance, and effectively deploy, manage, and hide the complexity of foundational PKI security required for the brave new world. This gap cannot be filled by just writing code or reading a book - this requires years of practice and experience in the real world.

In August, Gartner issued a report titled PKI Is Gearing Up for the Internet of Things. While IOT is an important aspect of what’s addressed in the report and a foundational aspect of digital business (and something we’re really excited about), the focus on IoT in the title somewhat undervalues the breadth of content covered in the report. 

Twenty years ago, PKI technology was introduced amidst a whirlwind of hype and expectation.

At the IETF 86 meeting in Orlando last week, there was a working group meeting discussing the operations of the Web PKI.

The World of PKI Standards Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) facilitates security services across a global community of users and across various applications. As such, standards are a key requirement for the success of PKI. This blog covers: What’s in a Standard, X.509 – The Base Standard for PKI, Establishing Trust Among User Communities, The Internet PKI, and Passports & Smartcards.