public key infrastructure
- Guideline or reference source
- PIC/S Good practices for computerised systems in regulated GXP environments
- Definition
- Public Key Infrastructure provides a framework for secure communication, using a combination of public-key cryptography and Digital Certificates. PKIs can exist within many different domains but essentially there are two types: A Private PKI is deployed by a corporation for the benefit of its business and any related parties (e.g. customers, suppliers). Public PKIs (using ‘Trusted Third Parties’) are deployed on open systems, such as the Internet and facilitate security between previously unrelated parties.
- Abbreviation for
- PKI
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