Public Key Infrastructure is a comprehensive subject that is constantly developing to meet high growing demands of the business word. PKI is one of the most effective way for securing networks. The encrypted information that is sent is delivered using a public key. An individual is able to provide the public key to the sender, or the key can be retrieved from the directory from where it was published. PKI works in concert of other security mechanisms to help protect vital information (Weise, 2001). The invention of PKI by Diffie and Hellman completely changed any kind of secure communications. The idea of cryptographically protected certificates binding user identifies to public keys. Based on the nature of the healthcare organization- Patient
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Brute force attack is to try every possible key until the result yields some intelligible data. Key hijacking is an intrusive type of attack, whereby the attackers gain access to the Web server hosting the website. When the server becomes compromised, the intruders use that as an elevated privilege attack to help gain access to the certificate store, and possible obtain the private key. The attackers then use the packet sniffing method to download an entire HTTPS session, and store it for later as an offline decryption. In man in the middle attacks the attackers intrude into the network and establish a successful man-in -the-middle connection. The attackers silently watch the HTTPS traffic on the wire, and wait for the targeted website to respond to some browsers HTTPS request. The number one challenge for key management system has been establishing and maintaining adequate security. However, there are possible solutions that the Patient Now can used to address these gaps. Developers are able to digitally sign the code and send it to the trusted party, which in return can prevent wire-tapping. Organizations that have access may want to protect the certificates where the
Brute force attack is to try every possible key until the result yields some intelligible data. Key hijacking is an intrusive type of attack, whereby the attackers gain access to the Web server hosting the website. When the server becomes compromised, the intruders use that as an elevated privilege attack to help gain access to the certificate store, and possible obtain the private key. The attackers then use the packet sniffing method to download an entire HTTPS session, and store it for later as an offline decryption. In man in the middle attacks the attackers intrude into the network and establish a successful man-in -the-middle connection. The attackers silently watch the HTTPS traffic on the wire, and wait for the targeted website to respond to some browsers HTTPS request. The number one challenge for key management system has been establishing and maintaining adequate security. However, there are possible solutions that the Patient Now can used to address these gaps. Developers are able to digitally sign the code and send it to the trusted party, which in return can prevent wire-tapping. Organizations that have access may want to protect the certificates where the