RUSS HOUSLEY is Chief Scientist for SPYRUS, a leading provider of security products. He has contributed to the development of many standards, including PKIX Part 1, S/MIME, and MSP, the security cornerstone of the U.S. Defense Message System. He is a member of the President's Export Council Subcommittee on Encryption, and chair of the IETF S/MIME Working Group. TIM POLK is the technical lead for PKI at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). He has participated in federal PKI projects, such as the Federal Bridge CA project, since 1995. He has contributed to the development of many standards including PKIX Part 1. He is currently the co-chair of the IETF PKIX Working Group.
Rather than being an abstract academic text, the authors, RussHousley and Tim Polk, write from years of practical experience.Housley is the Chief Scientist for Spyrus, and Polk is thetechnical lead for PKI at NIST. At a little over 300 pages, Planning for PKI is a valuable reference to the workings ofPKI. --Ben Rothke; UnixReview.com (5/7/01)