II.  What PKI Does - The Killer Apps

E.  Securing Access to Private Info

PKI offers a technological and legal solution to the dilemma of how the public and private sector can give people convenient online access to their information without violating privacy, particularly with regard to medical and financial information.


March 1, 1998 - U.S. General Services Administration Access Certificates for Electronic Services (ACES) CA and RA Diagram
For an easy to understand diagram and description of how the U.S. federal government is approaching the Secure Access PKI application, see http://www.gsa.gov/aces/about.html#calist1bw