Objective 4b Flashcards
What two keys make up public key cryptography?
Private and Public
Serves as the root of trust to authenticate the identity of individuals, computers, and other entities in the network
Certification Authority (CA)
Certified by root CA to issue certificates for users permitted by the CA
Registration Authority (RA)
Saves certificate requests issued and revoked certificates from RA or CA
Certificate Database
Saves issued certificates and pending or rejected certificate requests from the local computer
Certificate Store
Saves encrypted private keys in a certificate database for disaster recover purposes
Key Archival Server
A general term for computer software providing
services to software applications beyond those available from the operating system
Server Middleware
Application serving as the interface between the host’s applications and CAC
CAC Middleware
Defined as non-cryptographic data stored on the CAC
CAC Data
Set of functions necessary to manage the card and the middleware environment, such as PIN changes and PIN timeout
CAC Management
Replaced Uniformed Services Privilege and ID card, special smart card issued by DoD and contains data about member
DOD Smart Card