Why have public key infrastructures failed so far?
Abstract
Purpose
To overview and discuss the technical, economical, legal, and social reasons why public key infrastructures (PKIs) have failed so far, summarizing the lessons learned, and giving expectations about the future development of the field.
Design/methodology/approach
A detailed analysis of the developments in the PKI field, pointing out the achievements so far and the issues that still remain unsolved.
Findings
The possible reasons for the failure of PKI technology.
Originality/value
Identifies and analyses the problems of PKIs considering the different perspectives, i.e. not only the technical issues but also other issues like the economical, legal, and social issues that have also influenced the failure of PKIs.
Keywords
Citation
Lopez, J., Oppliger, R. and Pernul, G. (2005), "Why have public key infrastructures failed so far?", Internet Research, Vol. 15 No. 5, pp. 544-556. https://doi.org/10.1108/10662240510629475
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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