OLN | PKI from Scratch
Project information
submitted by
Jannis Leuther
Co-Authors
Patricia Mangold, Ramakrishnareddy Parvatareddy, Hitesh Ram Vandanapu
Mentors
Jannis Leuther, Prof. Dr. Stefan Lucks
Faculty:
Media
Degree programme:
Computer Science and Media (english) (Master of Science (M.Sc.)),
Digital Engineering (Master of Science (M.Sc.)),
Informatik (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.))
Type of project presentation
Exhibition
Semester
Summer semester 2024
- Schwanseestraße 143 - S143
(R. 2.33)
Open Lab Night der Fakultät Medien. Fr. 17 - 22 Uhr, Sa. 12 - 15 Uhr.
Project description
A public key infrastructure (PKI) is a system which issues, distributes and validates digital certificates.
PKIs are a central component in todays digital infrastructure. For example, when you encounter a website secured by TLS (HTTPS), this site will have a digital certificate which was issued through a PKI and can therefore be trusted.
A PKI establishes a system of trust, which can also be used in closed-off environments where it facilitates the use of digital certificates for many usages like smartcards, digital signatures or many-factor authentication.
In this project, we will set up our own PKI from the ground up and explore the concepts that are utilized in such a system and how a PKI can be used to advance digitalization.