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SEC110_CH12
Advanced Cryptography
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Computer Networking
Undergraduate 3
09/05/2013

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Term
bridge trust model
Definition
A trust model with one CA that acts as a facilitator to interconnect all other CAs.
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Certificate Authority (CA)
Definition
A trusted third-party agency that is responsible for issuing the digital certificates.
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Certificate Repository (CR)
Definition
A publicly accessible centralized directory that contains digital certificates that can be used to view the status of a digital certificate.
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Certificate Revocation List (CRL)
Definition
A repository that lists revoked digital certificates.
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digital certificate
Definition
A technology used to associate a user's identity to a public key, in which the user's public key is "digitally signed" by a trusted third party.
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direct trust
Definition
A type of trust model in which a relationship exists between two individuals because one person knows the other person.
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distributed trust model
Definition
A trust model that has multiple CAs that sign digital certificates.
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hierarchical trust model
Definition
A trust model that has a single hierarchy with one master CA.
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Hypertext Transport Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS)
Definition
A secure version of HTTP sent over SSL/TLS.
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IP security (IPsec)
Definition
A set of protocols developed to support the secure exchange of packets.
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key escrow
Definition
A process in which keys are managed by a third party, such as a trusted CA called the root.
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key recovery agent (KRA)
Definition
A highly trusted person responsible for recovering lost or damaged digital certificates.
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M-of-N control
Definition
A technique to recover a private key by distributing parts to different individuals.
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public key infrastructure (PKI)
Definition
A framework for all of the entities involved in digital certificates for digital certificate management.
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Registration Authority (RA)
Definition
A subordinate entity designed to handle specific CA tasks such as processing certificate requests and authenticating users.
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Secure Shell (SSH)
Definition
A UNIX-based command interface and protocol for securely accessing a remote computer.
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Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Definition
A protocol developed by Netscape for securely transmitting documents over the Internet that uses a private key to encrypt data.
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third-party trust
Definition
A trust model in which two individuals trust each other because each individually trusts a third party.
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Transport Layer Security (TLS)
Definition
A protocol that is an extension of SSL and guarantees privacy and data integrity between applications.
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trust model
Definition
The type of trusting relationship that can exist between individuals or entities.
Term
X.509
Definition
The most widely accepted format for digital certificates as defined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
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