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Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Security360 With Mike Nash: Building a Secure, Connected Infrastructure With Digital Certificates

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network security

Overview The presenter of this webcast will look at the growing need for digital certificate infrastructure and how implementation is getting easier. X.509 digital certificates provide the highest assurance and most flexible authentication infrastructure. Growing business requirements like deploying smart card authentication solutions, encrypting data and network traffic, securing email, managing risk, and complying with regulations have made it an essential infrastructure. The presenter will discuss this technology, its legacy and the challenges associated with it, and how Microsoft is making it easier.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Microsoft
Live Date	18th April 2006 00:00 BST
Format	Webcast
Topics	Network Security, Security Management, Digital Signatures

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