You are the Information Security Officer at a small software
company. The organization currently utilizes a Microsoft Server
2008 Active Directory domain administered by a limited number of
over-tasked network administrators. The remainder of the
organization comprises mostly software developers and a relatively
small number of administrative personnel. The organization has
decided that it would be in its best interest to use a public key
infrastructure (PKI) to provide a framework that fosters
confidentiality, integrity, authentication, and nonrepudiation.
Email clients, virtual private network products, Web server
components, and domain controllers would utilize digital
certificates issued by the certificate authority (CA).
Additionally, digital certificates would be used to sign software
developed by the company to demonstrate software authenticity to
the customer.
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
1. Identify and analyze the fundamentals of
PKI.
2. Analyze positive and negative
characteristics of a Public and In-house CA.
3. Provide a sound recommendation for
either a Public CA or an In-house CA.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New
Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
margins on all sides; citations and references must follow
APA or
school-specific format. Check with your professor for any
additional
instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title
of the assignment, the student’s
name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.
The cover page and
the reference page are not included in the required
assignment page
length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
• Explain how businesses apply cryptography
in maintaining information
security.
• Use technology and information resources
to research issues in information
systems security.
• Write clearly and concisely about network
security topics using proper
writing mechanics and technical style conventions.
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