Abstract
This presentation will explain the architecture used for deploying Public Key Infrastructure on a global scale using standard interoperability technologies. Focusing on a creating an encrypted grid, the presentation will explain how open source, non-proprietary tools such as OpenSSL, OpenCA, and OpenLDAP, can be used effectively by the public and private sectors. The presentation will provide insight on how to overcome the technical issues inherent in securing communications beyond one organization. Guidelines for resolving issues of policy compatibility, e.g., on how participating CAs should keep their directories secure and up to date will be discussed. Case studies will be used to demonstrate this successful implementation of the encrypted grid architecture. These case studies will include the Federal Bridge Certification Authority ((FCBA) the 5-state HealthKey Consortium and the Minnesota Health Information Network, www.mn-hin.org. The case studies will clarify how PKI can provide an efficient way to link entities for creating intra-agency applications. Additionally the speaker will discuss the OpenBridge Group, a member-owned, non-profit organization, created to guide the development and deployment of this new technology. After hearing this presentation, the audience will understand how open source (non-proprietary) tools that can be leveraged to enable secure communications and transactions on an unlimited scale. Example configuration files for using the Open Source tools will be handed out to the audience. |
