Keys used for a single communication session and then discarded are:
Key Distribution and Management
Key management and its protocols, key hierarchies (master and session keys), symmetric key distribution with a KDC and its MITM risk, hybrid schemes, distributing public keys (announcement, directory, authority, certificates), X.509 certificates and CA hierarchies, revocation (CRL, OCSP) and PKI.
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All 48 slides
- 1 Slide 1
- 2 Key Management
- 3 Key Management Protocols Classification
- 4 Key Management is a Fundamental Issue
- 5 Key Management and Distribution
- 6 Key Distribution
- 7 Key Distribution
- 8 Key Distribution Task
- 9 Key Hierarchy
- 10 Key Hierarchy
- 11 Key Distribution Scenario
- 12 Key Distribution Issues
- 13 Symmetric Key Distribution Using Public Keys
- 14 Simple Secret Key Distribution
- 15 Man-in-the-Middle Attack
- 16 Secret Key Distribution with Confidentiality and Authentication
- 17 Hybrid Key Distribution
- 18 Distribution of Public Keys
- 19 Public Announcement
- 20 Publicly Available Directory
- 21 Public-Key Authority
- 22 Public-Key Authority
- 23 Public-Key Certificates
- 24 Public-Key Certificates
- 25 X.509 Authentication Service
- 26 X.509 Certificate Use
- 27 X.509 Certificates
- 28 X.509 Certificates
- 29 Obtaining a Certificate
- 30 CA Hierarchy
- 31 CA Hierarchy Use
- 32 Certificate Revocation
- 33 X.509 Version 3
- 34 Certificate Extensions
- 35 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
- 36 Public Key Infrastructure
- 37 X.509 PKI Simple Model
- 38 X.509 PKI Certificate Authority (CA)
- 39 X.509 PKI Registration Authority (RA)
- 40 X.509 PKI Certificate Distribution System
- 41 Case Study 1: WellsSecure PKI SHA-1 Hierarchy
- 42 Case Study 2: WellsSecure PKI SHA-2 Hierarchy
- 43 Certificate Revocation List (CRL)
- 44 Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP)
- 45 CRL vs OCSP Server
- 46 Case Study 3: Verify Certificates
- 47 X.509 PKI-enabled Applications
- 48 Summary
Key Hierarchy
Notes
Key hierarchy: long-term master keys (shared with the KDC) protect short-lived session keys.
Exam angle
Key Distribution Scenario
Notes
KDC (Key Distribution Center): a trusted third party that creates session keys and sends them encrypted with each user’s master key.
Simple Secret Key Distribution
Notes
Merkle’s simple scheme (A sends a public key, B returns a secret key encrypted with it) is open to man-in-the-middle.
Public-Key Certificates
Exam angle
A digital certificate binds:
CA Hierarchy
Notes
CA hierarchy: root CA → intermediate CAs → end entities; trust flows down a certificate chain.
Certificate Revocation
Notes
Revocation: compromised key, changed affiliation, superseded. Checked with CRLs or OCSP.
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Notes
PKI: the hardware, software, people, policies and procedures to create, manage, distribute, use, store and revoke certificates. Parts: CA, RA, repository, end entities.
Exam angle
The PKI component that verifies a requester’s identity before the CA issues a certificate is the:
Certificate Revocation List (CRL)
Notes
CRL: a periodically published, signed list of revoked serial numbers.
Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP)
Notes
OCSP: ask a responder in real time about ONE certificate (good / revoked / unknown).
Exam angle
Which checks a certificate’s revocation status in real time?