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Comodo Certificate Manager for PKI Administration: Centrally Managing Enterprise Security, Trust & Regulatory Compliance

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Overview Digital certificates (PKI) protect information assets by supporting data encryption, authentication and integrity while at rest or in-transport. Certificates enable user identity and access validation, SSL encryption, and are employed to digitally sign and authenticate web content, process documents, email messages and software programs. Orchestrating this broad landscape of preventive, protection technologies, centralized PKI administration provides for the rapid deployment and reliable management of Enterprise Security, Trust and Regulatory Compliance. Effective PKI Management enables one to confidently address security challenges, significantly reducing business risks, and operating costs.

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Publisher	Comodo	File Format	PDF
Date Published	April 2009
Format	White Papers
Topics	PKI, Security Management, SSL - TLS

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pki

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Publisher:
VeriSign

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pki

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