ABSTRACT
In Chapter 1, “Introduction,” we mentioned that this book addresses public key infrastructure policies, standards, practices, and procedures. We also discussed industry standards organizations, including ANSI, IETF, ISO, NIST, RSA Labs, W3C, and X9 who have all published PKI-related standards. While some businesses rely entirely on industry standards, others feel compelled to develop and maintain their own internal standards. Regardless whether a business depends on external standards, internal standards, or both, standards play a special role between policies and practices.
