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Summary: Good intro to PKI and ASN.1
Review: Don't judge this book by its title! Non-withstanding, it is a very good book.Those looking for an introduction and overview to PKI will be disappointed, as the book is not that. The book is made for those who are writing programs that require X.509/PKIX compliance. While the first 3 chapters provide a generic overview of secret and public key cryptography, and associated topics such as key distribution and trust; the bulk of the book is in the use and syntax of ASN.1 as it relates to PKIX. Benantar does a fine job of describing and detailing the PKIX notational language, and its encoding scheme. If you need to know the nitty-gritty of ASN.1 for PKIX, this is the book.
Rating:
Summary: Good intro to PKI and ASN.1
Review: Don't judge this book by its title! Non-withstanding, it is a very good book. Those looking for an introduction and overview to PKI will be disappointed, as the book is not that. The book is made for those who are writing programs that require X.509/PKIX compliance. While the first 3 chapters provide a generic overview of secret and public key cryptography, and associated topics such as key distribution and trust; the bulk of the book is in the use and syntax of ASN.1 as it relates to PKIX. Benantar does a fine job of describing and detailing the PKIX notational language, and its encoding scheme. If you need to know the nitty-gritty of ASN.1 for PKIX, this is the book.
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