Title :
Social Life of PKI: Sociotechnical Development of Korean Public-Key Infrastructure
Abstract :
Until the late 1990s, technology analysts expected public-key infrastructure (PKI) technology to be an essential element of online security systems. Today however, South Korea represents a unique example of widespread PKI use. This article traces the development of the Korean PKI and analyzes the social and cultural factors that contributed to the implementation and social adoption of the technology.
Keywords :
cultural aspects; public key cryptography; security of data; social aspects of automation; Korean public-key infrastructure; PKI; cultural factors; online security systems; social adoption; social factors; social life; sociotechnical development; Computer security; Digital signatures; Electronic government; History; Public key cryptography; KPKI; Korean PKI; PKI; computer security; history of computing; online security systems; public-key infrastructure;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2015.22
