Whitepapers

These documents take an in-depth technical approach to specific PKI topics, and are suitable for both executive and technical audiences. (For a more general introduction to PKI topics, try the Fingerpuppet Theatre guides below.)

• How to Set Up an OpenSSL TEST CA for Interoperability Testing with CertiPath
• How to Set Up a Microsoft TEST CA for Interoperability Testing with CertiPath

Fingerpuppet Theatre

Carillon.CA has prepared these lighthearted guides describing various PKI technologies. Since we know that there already exist several excellent serious works, we traded serious for simple, and let the fingerpuppets do the talking.

Enrolment

Enrolment, sometimes also called the Registration Authority process, is the first step to participating in a PKI.

• Basic process
• Low assurance over the web
• Higher assurance with a smartcard
• For devices

The Mechanics

Here's what actually happens when people say the following words:

• Encryption vs. Signature
• Path Validation, or the Chain of Trust
• Non-Repudiation
• Gauging Assurance
• Certificate Revocation
• Certificate Management Lifecycle

But Seriously

We recognize that not every organization will find fingerpuppets appropriate. We are working on preparing more serious papers with the same content, but they aren't as much fun to write, so there aren't as many of them yet. The full series will be finished soon, but in the meantime, here's what we have for you:

• Path Validation, or the Chain of Trust

• References
• Guides, Howtos, Whitepapers

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