PKI

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-003151",
  "term": "PKI",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. The architecture, organization, techniques, practices, and procedures that collectively support the implementation and operation of a certificate-based public key cryptographic system. Framework established to issue, maintain, and revoke public key certificates.\n\n2. The framework and services that provide for the generation, production, distribution, control, accounting, and destruction of public key certificates. Components include the personnel, policies, processes, server platforms, software, and workstations used for the purpose of administering certificates and public-private key pairs, including the ability to issue, maintain, recover, and revoke public key certificates.\n\n3. A support service to the PIV system that provides the cryptographic keys needed to perform digital signature-based identity verification and to protect communications and storage of enterprise data.\n\n4. A set of policies, processes, server platforms, software and workstations used for the purpose of administering certificates and public-private key pairs, including the ability to issue, maintain, and revoke public key certificates.",
  "expansions": [
    "Private Key Infrastructure",
    "public key infrastructure",
    "Public-Key Infrastructure"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 from CNSSI 4009-2015, CNSSI 4009-2022",
    "NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 [Superseded] from CNSSI 4009",
    "NIST SP 1800-12b",
    "NISTIR 7711",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/pki/"
}