Key Infrastructures
Key Infrastructure is a set of roles and procedures needed to: create, manage, distribute, use, store and revoke certificates
Key Infrastructure Types
- Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) - used for secure web browsing
- Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) - used for secure BGP updates
Key Infrastructure Component Comparison
| Key Infrastructure Components | ||
|---|---|---|
| certificates | Certificate Signing Request (CSR) → Digital SSL/TLS Certificate | Route Origin Authorization (ROA) |
| certificate authorities (trusted intermediaries) | Certificate Authority (CA) | Trusted Anchors (TA) aka Regional Internet Registry (RIR) |
| certificate repository | Internet Routing Registry (IRR) | |
| certificate revocation mechanisms | Certificate Revocation List (CRL) | NONE |
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