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2. Public key cryptography
2.1 Certification techniques
Cryptographic techniques are used to ensure trust in dematerialized exchanges and, in particular, commerce (in the broadest sense) on the Internet. Among these, public key cryptography is essential. Here are just a few of the techniques used
data encryption and decryption using secret and/or public key techniques;
the technique for creating condensed information using hash operations;...
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Certificates and Key Management Infrastructure
Bibliography
References
Standards and norms
- Information Technology – Open systems interconnection – The directory: general framework for public key and attribute certificates - ITU Rec. X.509 - 2016
- Information technology – Open Systems Interconnection – The Directory – Part 8: Public-key and attribute certificate frameworks - ISO/IEC 9594-8 - 2-2017
- Secure Hash Standard (SHS) - FIPS PUB 180 - 4(2015)
- Data Encryption Standard (DES) - FIPS...
Regulations
Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 on a Community framework for electronic signatures (OJ L. 13, 19 January 2000, pp. 12-20).
Law no. 2000-230 of March 13, 2000 adapting the law of evidence to information technologies and relating to electronic signatures (JO no. 62 of March 14, 2000). Replaced by Ordinance n° 2016-131.
Decree...
Organizations
Internet Engineering Task Force
Virtual Private Network Consortium (VPNC)
French Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry
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