Scaling issues in large PKI communities

Varvitsiotis, AP

dc.contributor.author	Varvitsiotis, AP	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:15:52Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:15:52Z
dc.date.issued	2000	en
dc.identifier.issn	0167-739X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/13781
dc.subject	PKI systems	en
dc.subject	security	en
dc.subject	certification	en
dc.subject	scaling	en
dc.subject.classification	Computer Science, Theory & Methods	en
dc.title	Scaling issues in large PKI communities	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0167-739X(99)00060-6	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0167-739X(99)00060-6	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2000	en
heal.abstract	As the Internet is growing quickly, the demand for distributed systems security is gaining importance. Current Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) systems are based on public-key cryptography to provide secure communications over the Internet. The PKI user population is growing as well, stimulated by the interest in electronic commerce applications. Future PKI communities will probably count hundreds of thousands, or even millions of users. At the same time, PKI support systems consisting of server and client software are required to cope with a large number of requests in an environment of growing diversity. In this paper, requirements for PKI systems are examined from a scaling point of view. The scaling properties of clients and servers, as well as the impact of policies and management practices in scaling are discussed. Guidelines are given for PKI system designers and implementers. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV	en
heal.journalName	FUTURE GENERATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0167-739X(99)00060-6	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000085254600007	en
dc.identifier.volume	16	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.spage	361	en
dc.identifier.epage	372	en