Public-key cryptography and open systems interconnection
Warwick S. Ford, Brian O'Higgins · IEEE Communications Magazine · 1992
The role of public-key cryptography in open systems interconnection (OSI) is discussed. A short tutorial introduction to public-key cryptography is followed by a discussion of how security fits into the OSI architecture, and what standards are being developed in this area. The use being made of public-key cryptography in the network layer and in the message handling system and directory application is also discussed.>