Course description
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is a common tool for implementing IAM. This course explores how a PKI infrastructure and digital certificates work, the main players in a PKI ecosystem, how to implement a PKI system within an organizations and the significant security considerations for PKI ecosystems.

Syllabus
Introduction to PKI
Video — 00:05:43
This video introduces the concept of the public key infrastructure (PKI).
Roles in PKI
Video — 00:18:15
This video describes the roles within a PKI ecosystem.
Digital certificates
Video — 00:13:21
This video discusses how digital certificates work.
PKI management
Video — 00:15:06
This video describes how to manage a PKI infrastructure.
PKI security
Video — 00:14:27
This video discusses the security risks of PKI.
Overview of IAM and PKI course
Video — 00:01:10
Overview of IAM and PKI course

Meet the author
Howard Poston is a copywriter, author, and course developer with experience in cybersecurity and blockchain security, cryptography, and malware analysis. He has an MS in Cyber Operations, a decade of experience in cybersecurity, and over five years of experience as a freelance consultant providing training and content creation for cyber and blockchain security. He is also the creator of over a dozen cybersecurity courses, has authored two books, and has spoken at numerous cybersecurity conferences. He can be reached by email at howard@howardposton.com or via his website at https://www.howardposton.com.
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