A Comparison of Certificate Validation Methods for Use in a Web Environment

Abstract

This paper reports on an investigation into several differing certificate validation techniques. It compares their mechanisms and, more importantly, their performance. An analysis is presented showing the largest number of validator clients that each validation method can support. This is done in each of five differing scenarios, scenarios that are encountered in a web environment. The affect of caching validation information is also examined. Finally, a new, hybrid method for disseminating certificate validity information is presented and recommendations are made for which method use in varying circumstances.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1998
Accession Number
AD1125385

Entities

People

  • Jonathan C. Herzog
  • Shimshon Berkovits

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Authentication
  • Communication Systems
  • Computations
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Directories
  • Efficiency
  • Environment
  • Frequency
  • Information Security
  • Infrastructure
  • Internet
  • Intervals
  • Local Area Networks
  • Network Topology
  • Networks
  • Performance Tests
  • Storage
  • United States
  • Validation
  • Verification

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

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