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Published papers and talks

Akenti usage

Manuals

Manual on how to use Akenti for users,stakeholders, and administrators.

Concepts, Schemas, code documentation

All the gory details on how things work, including the documentation of all the C++ and Java classes.

Glossary

A glossary of the terms used throughout our documentation.

Background on PKI security

Security Primer

A basic introduction to security concepts and the building blocks used to implement them, such as hash algoritims, identity certificates and the SSL protocol.(19 slides) (Mar 2000)

An Introduction to Public-Key Cryptography and Infrastructure

A basic introduction to PKI, including what public/private key pairs are, how they can be used to ensure confidentiality of documents, integrity of information and authentication of the author of a document. Also how Identity Certificates are used to authenticate a person. (25 slides) (Jan, 1998)

Background references

Introduction to many of the concepts underlying the Akenti project, along with references to other, more detailed sources.

Private documentation

Docmentation for Akenti developers and local administrators (limited access outside of the Akenti development team).

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