Like a successful public works project, a good Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) should also be invisible to its end users, whether they're company employees, business partners, or customers. Similarly, PKI and the digital certificates that are its stock in trade can be complex and complicated-the potential for messy mishaps is high.. . .
Like a successful public works project, a good Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) should also be invisible to its end users, whether they're company employees, business partners, or customers. Similarly, PKI and the digital certificates that are its stock in trade can be complex and complicated-the potential for messy mishaps is high.

However, such projects are undertaken because the infrastructure meets a compelling need. So what drives PKI? The answer is e-business.

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