Asymmetric Key Management
Uses a two-part key. Each recipient has a private key that is kept secret and a public key that is published for everyone. The sender looks up or is sent the recipient's public key and uses it to encrypt the message. The recipient uses the private key to decrypt the message and never publishes or transmits the private key to anyone. Thus, the private key is never in transit and remains invulnerable. This system is sometimes referred to as using public keys.
Venafi is a systems management vendor focused on managing encryption technologies. Venafi helps organizations deploy, manage and control certificates and keys (symmetric and asymmetric) across diverse environments throughout their complex infrastructures – from the desktop to the datacenter. Venafi products provide automated discovery of keys and certificates, policy-based application configuration, key and certificate lifecycle management and continuous monitoring and reporting. This allows organizations to significantly reduce system failure from un- or under-managed encryption, increase operational efficiency and improve compliance and data security.
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