Defense Cyberdefense Program: Secure Messaging Using PKI Technology

Students and alumni of the Defense Department's school to train investigators in computer crime techniques are using public-key infrastructure technology to communicate via a private Web site. The Defense Computer Investigations Training Program in Linthicum, Md., started handing out digital certificates . . . Students and alumni of the Defense Department's school to train investigators in computer crime techniques are using public-key infrastructure technology to communicate via a private Web site. The Defense Computer Investigations Training Program in Linthicum, Md., started handing out digital certificates to its students two weeks ago, said Greg Redfern, the program's executive director. Students receive Common Access Cards, which they use to access the Web site by placing them into a PC card reader, Redfern said. Such "smart cards" feature a bar code, a magnetic strip and an embedded chip.

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