CoreStreet Executive Vice President to Address Large-Scale PKI for Homeland Security.CoreStreet Who: CoreStreet Executive Vice President Salvatore D'Agostino is a widely-recognized industry expert in the area of advanced credential systems, having worked closely with governments and industry associations around the world to further the acceptance of smart credentials. In his role, D'Agostino has spoken widely regarding the growing importance of building large-scale government programs that perform to the benefit of both government and citizen. Where: ISSE/SECURE 2007 University of Warsaw History 1816-31 The Royal University of Warsaw was established in 1816, when the partitions of Poland separated Warsaw from the oldest and most influential Polish academic center, in Kraków. Krakowskie Przedmiescie 26/28 Warsaw, Poland When: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. CEST on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 What: In this presentation, titled "Winter Storm: Real-World Large-Scale PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) A framework for creating a secure method for exchanging information based on public key cryptography. The foundation of a PKI is the certificate authority (CA), which issues digital certificates that authenticate the identity of in Use," D'Agostino will highlight the Winter Storm demonstration organized by the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States (DHS DHS Department of Homeland Security (USA) DHS Department of Human Services DHS Department of Health Services DHS Demographic and Health Surveys DHS Dirhams (Morocco national currency) ). Using CoreStreet's PIVMAN System, the demonstration tested the electronic validation of the Federal Information Processing Standard Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military government agencies and by government contractors. 201 (FIPS-201)-compliant credentials and Department of Defense Common Access Cards (DoD CAC See Consumer Advisory Council. ) for every individual trying to access the demonstration sites - all without a network connection of any kind. In addition to checking the credential, those tasked with securing the perimeter also needed to establish each individual's associated Emergency Support Function (ESF). About CoreStreet Every day, the world's most demanding government and commercial enterprises rely on CoreStreet software to power their smart credential and convergence programs. More information, including technical whitepapers, industry solution studies and a list of the patents awarded to the company, is available at www.corestreet.com. |
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