Alternatives and Competitors to PKI Encryption
Competitors to PKI:
- Identity-Based Encryption (IBE):
- Instead of relying on certificates like PKI, IBE uses identity information (e.g., email address) as the public key.
- Competitors: Voltage Security (now part of Micro Focus), Zscaler.
- Decentralized Identity Systems:
- Blockchain-based and decentralized identity models provide alternatives to centralized PKI by enabling self-sovereign identities (SSI).
- Competitors: Sovrin, uPort, Microsoft ION (built on Bitcoin), Hyperledger Indy.
- Hardware Security Modules (HSM) and Secure Key Management:
- HSMs offer secure key storage and management without relying on traditional PKI infrastructures.
- Competitors: Thales, Entrust, AWS CloudHSM.
- Web of Trust (WoT):
- A peer-to-peer approach where trust is decentralized, and relationships are built on mutual endorsements rather than centralized authorities.
- Competitors: PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) implementations like GnuPG.
Anuj holds professional certifications in Google Cloud, AWS as well as certifications in Docker and App Performance Tools such as New Relic. He specializes in Cloud Security, Data Encryption and Container Technologies.
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