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Online validation
A way of validating a key each time before it is used to verify that it has not expired or been
revoked.
OSI
Operations System Interface
Out-of-band Authentication
When authentication is performed using relatively insecure methods, such as over the
telephone, it is called out-of-band authentication. In-band authentication, which uses PKI, is
preferred.
See also:
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect, a local bus that supports high-speed connection with
peripherals. It plugs into a PCI slot on the motherboard.
PKCS
Public Key Cryptography Standards. These standards allow compatibility among different
cryptographic products.
PKI
Infrastructure. The PKI includes the
, key directory, and
management. Other components such as key recovery, and registration, may be included.
The result is a form of cryptography in which each user has a
and a
Messages are sent encrypted with the receiver's public key; the receiver decrypts them using
the private key.
PKI Certificate
PKIX
Extended Public Key Infrastructure, or PKI with additional features approved by the IETF.
Private Key
This is a secret key, known to only one of the parties involved in a transaction.
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network, a voice and data communications service for the
general public that uses switched lines.
Public Key
Messages are sent encrypted with the recipient's public key, which is known to others; the
recipient decrypts them using their private key.