Utilizing social networking platforms to support public key infrastructures

SECRYPT 2007 - International Conference on Security and Cryptography, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 245-250

  Gruhn, Volker ^a   Hiilder, Malte ^a   Wolff Marting, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Public Key Infrastructure; Social Networking Platform; Web of Trust

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION AUTHORITIES; KEY EXCHANGE; POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; PRIVATE SECTORS; PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL NETWORKING PLATFORM; TRUST STRUCTURES; WEB 2.0; WEB-OF-TRUST;

TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY;

EID: 67649826545     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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