Appendix B. Introduction to Public-Key Cryptography

Public-key cryptography and related standards underlie the security features of many products such as signed and encrypted email, single sign-on, and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) communications. This chapter covers the basic concepts of public-key cryptography.

Section B.1, “Internet Security Issues”
Section B.2, “Encryption and Decryption”
Section B.3, “Digital Signatures”
Section B.4, “Certificates and Authentication”
Section B.5, “Managing Certificates”