Invited lecture

PKI: Overpromising and Underdelivering — AUEB 2005

Invited lecture slides from Athens University of Economics and Business (May 2005) offering a critical assessment of Public Key Infrastructure deployment.

May 2005 · Athens University of Economics and Business

Topics covered

  • Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) design and deployment challenges
  • Gap between PKI promises and real-world adoption
  • Certificate authority trust hierarchies and their weaknesses
  • PKI interoperability and cross-certification problems
  • Lessons learned from PKI deployments in Greece and Europe
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