In Chapter 3 we describe PKIs in general, their requirements and limitations, and we present the basic PKI characteristics. We next turn to current and proposed Internet PKI systems. Chapter 5 deals with Pretty Good Privacy. Chapter 6 covers X.509-based proposals. Here is a breakdown of the sources for the material in this thesis.
All work is original except where indicated here and in the actual text.
Any application of the basic PKI characteristics to the various PKIs discussed is original. Chapter 4 is original. The critique of the PGP PKI is original. Chapter 7 s description of the Internet domain name system and its security extensions is derived from the appropriate Internet RFC documents. The sections following and including SDSI in Action are original.