2006-03-02

issaferret: (Default)
2006-03-02 03:39 pm

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Oh, this is fun. I've learned that the DoD wants everyone in their purview using cryptographic authentication (i.e. public key auth or PKI) by July. I knew that we were getting the Windows systems moved over to it - that part was easy-peasy apparently.

What I didn't quite realize is that they're pushing for all the UNIX systems to go there... and we're being pushed to get it going so that we're all authenticating off our CACs.

I just got pushed headfirst into the pool of PKCS#11, CRL, OCSP, x509, and other delightful acronyms. Much fun was had by all.