Public key infrastructure

This book presents the proceedings of the 2nd EuroPKI Workshop, held at the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK, from 30 June to 1 July 2005. The informal atmosphere of the workshop fostered active exchanges between speakers and attendees. The program featured a keynote speech by Dr. Carlisle Adams, alongside 18 refereed papers, and included a workshop dinner and a guided tour of historic Dover Castle. Dr. Adams, recognized for his work on the CAST family of symmetric encryption algorithms and contributions to international standards, discussed the limited large-scale success of PKI as an authentication technology despite its long availability. His keynote, titled ‘PKI: Views from the Dispassionate “I”,’ explored the factors hindering PKI adoption and proposed potential research directions for the future. A total of 43 papers were submitted in response to the Call for Papers, with all undergoing blind review by at least two Program Committee members—most receiving three reviews, and some up to four. Ultimately, 18 papers were accepted for presentation across eight sessions, showcasing a diverse range of topics within the field.