Information Security: Advances and Remaining Challenges to Adoption of Public Key Infrastructure Technology

Abstract

This report responds to your request that we review the federal government's public key infrastructure (PKI) strategy and initiatives to assess the issues and challenges the government faces in adopting this new technology. A PKI is a system of hardware, software, policies, and people that, when fully and properly implemented, can provide a suite of information security assurances that are important in protecting sensitive communications and transactions. Specifically, we agreed to assess (1) the progress of the federal government in planning and coordinating federal PKI initiatives and (2) remaining challenges to be overcome before PKI can be put into widespread use. The report recommends that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget take steps to improve the federal government's planning for adoption of PKI technology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA394221

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Asymetric Encryption
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Electronic Commerce
  • Electronic Mail
  • Governments
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • Infrastructure
  • Internet
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Web Browsers

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Systems Analysis and Design