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Summary: The best current book on PKI
Review: The authors are the main editors of the current PKIX documents, which are the foundations for PKI work in Internet protocols. They know their stuff, and they write well.The book also gives good examples of using PKI in real systems, such as S/MIME electronic mail and VPNs. If you need to come up to speed on PKI, this book is by far the best available today.
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Summary: Planning for PKI: Non-techie's review
Review: This is a great book for those of us who are NOT PKI development engineers. I learned a lot from this book; the authors, Russ Housley and Tim Polk, were able to present technical material in a way that was completely understandable to non-technical people who are interested in Internet and computer security issues. The Appendix on ASN.1, for example, clarified structures for me. As a policy person, I particularly enjoyed the Chapter on PKI Policy, thought it well written, succinct, and right on target. Since I read this book, I have referenced it in presentations and papers on the subject. Great work!
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Summary: An Excellent Book
Review: This is one of the excellent material that I have ever read on PKI. It assumes very little background and provides an impressive conceptual introduction to PKI. Language used is simple and very easy to understand. After reading this book, I am sure one will have a very clear idea of what/how/why of PKI. A must buy for anyone who has got anything to do with PKI.
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Summary: Still work to be done with PKI
Review: While Planning for PKI is a well written book, after reading I still am not sure how it all fits together. I bought the book to learn more about PKI and chose this book because previous references rated this as the best book available on PKI. After reading this book I know a little more about PKI, but this book did not "de-mistify" PKI for me.
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Summary: What a great read
Review: WOW, this goes into some great detail. I am new to PKI, but this has really opened up my eyes to some of the more exquisite details. Great for anyone interested in PKI, but you do need to have some knowledge on Cryptography.
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