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Book ReviewsPublic Key Infrastructure: Building Trusted Applications and Web Services |
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Book: Public Key Infrastructure: Building Trusted Applications and Web Services
Written by: John R. Vacca |
Publisher: Auerbach Publications
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5
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Handshakes
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5 / 5
"Trust used to be all about a handshake - and nothing has changed..."
So begins Appendix F in Vacca's book. The entirety of the book defines that critical handshake, which has been made so much more complex by Internet freedom and opportunities. Layers of certification and handshaking, both online and offline, hashing, third parties, CA's.
Vacca includes costings, comparatives, definitions, implementation instructions, and white papers written by others with expertise in the area.
Previously a developer and implementor, and now a user, I wish that we had had this information then when we were implementing PGP, and I can only hope that my host sites now are compliant.
Vacca's PKI book is a 'must read'
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4 / 5
"Trust used to be all about a handshake - and nothing has changed..."
So begins Appendix F in Vacca's book. The entirety of the book defines that critical handshake, which has been made so much more complex by Internet
freedom and opportunities. Layers of certification and handshaking, both online and offline, hashing, third parties, CA's.
Vacca includes costings, comparatives, definitions, implementation instructions, and white papers written by others with expertise in the area.
This book is a 'must read' for those of us working in IT security.
E-Commerce users - feel secure!
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5 / 5
As usual, John writes a very timely book on contemporary IT issues. Most people are still afraid to use their credit cards on the net and businesses have huge constraints in terms of what can and can't be done through the web. As the rules of the game toughen for the every-ready hacking minds, government are also cracking down on such culprits, however, for the average user of electronic commercial transactions, there needs to be a stronger feeling that their money is safe. John's PKI book helps to educate those with this understandable concern, that it may now be getting safer to do business on the net.
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