A Systematic Review of Public-Key Infrastructure Deployment Vulnerabilities in Enterprise Networks

International Journal of Computer Science and Technology Vol. 3, No. 3, March 2001 | pp. 17–24

DOI: 10.46882/2001/IJCST/000027

Review Article

Title: A Systematic Review of Public-Key Infrastructure Deployment Vulnerabilities in Enterprise Networks

Names of Authors: Jean-Pierre Dubois¹, Sanjay Mehta²

Authors’ Affiliations: ¹Institute of Automation, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland; ²Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India.

Abstract:
Public-Key Infrastructures (PKIs) serve as the foundation of secure commercial network communications, yet improper implementation layouts frequently introduce critical architectural security holes. This comprehensive review synthesizes data from 92 peer-reviewed system audits to evaluate structural failure vectors in corporate credential deployments. We contrast certificate path validation errors, private key storage vulnerabilities, and slow directory lookup performance across diverse business infrastructures. The review explicitly details ongoing technical barriers including high certificate revocation latency, cryptographic algorithm migration hurdles, and the risk of single-point-of-failure root key compromises. The synthesis reveals that 64.3% of audited failures stemmed from misconfigured validation rules rather than direct cryptographic exploits. Finally, we present a standardized, multi-tiered deployment blueprint designed to maximize validation verification speed and enforce compliance with global cybersecurity frameworks.

Keywords: Cyber Security, Public-Key Infrastructure, Systems Auditing, Cryptographic Credentials, Network Integrity, Analytical Review.

Manuscript Timeline: Received: December 12, 2000; Revised: January 20, 2001; Accepted: February 14, 2001; Published: March 25, 2001.

Citation: Dubois, J. P., & Mehta, S. (2001). A Systematic Review of Public-Key Infrastructure Deployment Vulnerabilities in Enterprise Networks. International Journal of Computer Science and Technology, 3(3), 17–24.

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