SPX: global authentication using public key certificates

Author

Tardo, Joseph J. ; Alagappan, Kannan

Author_Institution

Digital Equipment Corp., Littleton, MA, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

20-22 May 1991

Firstpage

232

Lastpage

244

Abstract

SPX, a reference implementation of an open distributed authentication service architecture based on ISO Standard 9594-9/CCITT X.509 directory public key certificates and hierarchically organized certification authorities, is described. SPX manages the end system state and provides the run-time environment enabling applications to mutually authenticate on the basis of a global principal identity. SPX scales well in that it does not require online trusted components, and permits management of global trust relationship policy in arbitrarily large distributed environments. Conceptual, component, and protocol descriptions are provided

Keywords

cryptography; distributed processing; open systems; standards; CCITT X.509; ISO Standard; SPX; certification authorities; distributed environments; global trust relationship policy; open distributed authentication service architecture; protocol; public key certificates; public key cryptography; run-time environment; Authentication; Certification; Data structures; Environmental management; ISO; Identity management systems; Protocols; Public key; Runtime environment; TCPIP;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Research in Security and Privacy, 1991. Proceedings., 1991 IEEE Computer Society Symposium on

Conference_Location

Oakland, CA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2168-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RISP.1991.130791

Filename

130791