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Foil 71 Structure of Public Key System in SET

From Basic Principles of Java and Internet Security CPS616 Web Technologies -- Spring 98. by Geoffrey C. Fox


1 Certificates are issued hierarchically starting with a root certificate known to all SET software
2 Each certificate is signed with private key of parent. The root is self signed
3 GCA = Geopolitical CA
4 CCA = Cardholder CA
5 PCA = Payment Gateway CA
6 MCA = Merchant CA
7 CA = Certificate Authority
8 Root
9 Brand
10 GCA
11 CCA
12 MCA
13 PCA
14 Cardholder Signature
15 Merchant Signature
16 Merchant Key Exchange
17 Payment Gateway Key Exchange
18 Payment Gateway Signature
19 E.g. Visa Mastercard

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