RE: [pki-tc] Is PKI rebounding?

I think that PKI has simply had an extended hype curve.  But the
technology has definitely exited the trough of disillusionment and is
moving upward!

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> Stephen Wilson
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> Several people mentioned on the conference call today that PKI is
> rebounding strongly.  I definitely agree.  With the US Govt Personal
Id
> Verification system, plus tens of millions of EMV smartcards going
live in
> Europe next year, we will start to see PKI in everyone's pockets.
> 
> I think it's time we lobbied the RSA Conference organisers for PKI to
be
> reinstated as a stream in its own right!
> 
> For a few years now, it's been unpalatable for vendors to promote PKI.
> There are very few self-described PKI vendors exhibiting at RSA 2005.
And
> PKI topics tend to get buried with "Identity Management" as if the
> speakers are a bit embarassed by it!
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> 
> Stephen Wilson
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