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Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) (Continued)

In this video, you will learn PKI components, signatures, and encryption.

In this video, you will learn about PKI components, signatures, and encryption. The following components will be covered:

  • the Certificate Authority (CA)
  • Registration Authority (RA)
  • directory/database
  • certificate management system
  • certificate policy

Investigate and share: Now that you have learned about PKI, its components, and how it works, reflect on your own activities. What do you interact with that may be trusted by default?

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