Abstract
Public Key Infrastructures cryptographically represent the obvious key management strategy, though given the landscape of today’s personal security devices, symmetric key management is often a must. This paper explores the challenges of symmetric key management, its compromises relative to PKI, and mechanisms to mitigate these compromises.
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John Babbidge Director, Global Architecture, HID Global. He is responsible for the technical strategy and architectural integrity of HID Global’s products and solutions worldwide.
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Babbidge, J. Key Management — Fundamentals. Datenschutz Datensich 37, 497–501 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11623-013-0206-y
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11623-013-0206-y