2003/08/07 by Shinji Yamane, Jiahong Wang, Yamane, Shinji +7
Computer Science · Engineering · #Computers and Society (cs.CY) #Cryptography and Security (cs.CR) #E.3 #FOS: Computer and information sciences #IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security #K.6 #Mobile Agent-Based Network Management #Network Packet Processing and Optimization #cs.CR #cs.CY
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cs/0308015
8 pages, 2 figures
arxiv created 2003/08/07 · openalex publication_date 2003/08/07 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
OpenPGP, an IETF Proposed Standard based on PGP application, has its own Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) architecture which is different from the one based on X.509, another standard from ITU. This paper describes the OpenPGP PKI; the historical perspective as well as its current use. The current OpenPGP PKI issues include the capability of a PGP keyserver and its performance. PGP keyservers have been developed and operated by volunteers since the 1990s. The keyservers distribute, merge, and expire the OpenPGP public keys. Major keyserver managers from several countries have built the globally distributed network of PGP keyservers. However, the current PGP Public Keyserver (pksd) has some limitations. It does not support fully the OpenPGP format so that it is neither expandable nor flexible, without any cluster technology. Finally we introduce the project on the next generation OpenPGP public keyserver called the OpenPKSD, lead by Hironobu Suzuki, one of the authors, and funded by Japanese Information-technology Promotion Agency(IPA).