This IBM® Redbooks® publication is the first in a series of five books that relate to the implementation and management of digital certificates that are based on a public key infrastructure. Digital certificates play a major role in the protection of data communications and their use continues to grow.

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This book was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working at the International Technical Support Organization, Poughkeepsie Center.

Keith Winnard is the z/OS Project Leader at the International Technical Support Organization, Poughkeepsie Center. He writes extensively and is keen to engage with customers to understand what they want from IBM Redbooks Publications. Before joining the ITSO in 2014, Keith worked for clients and Business Partners in the UK and Europe in various technical and account management roles. He is experienced with blending and integrating new technologies into the traditional landscape of mainframes.

Martina vondem Bussche is an IT Security Architect at the Client Center in the IBM Research & Development lab in Germany. She is certified ISACA Information Security Manager (CISM) and Information Systems Auditor (CISA). Having started her career at IBM as a systems engineer in technical pre-sales for Mainframe hardware and continued in technical pre-sales for IBM System z® software security products, she has a strong Mainframe background. Now, she focuses on overall Mainframe security topics and projects.

Wai Choi is a Senior Software Engineer for IBM in Poughkeepsie. She works on digital certificate support in IBM RACF®, PKI services, and Kerberos. Wai actively participates in conferences and forums about digital certificate and related topics. She is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

David Rossi is an IBM z Systems™ Security Architect in IBM North America. He has a bachelor of science in Chemistry from Ithaca College and an MBA from Rutgers University. David has been at IBM for 17 years always working to design new workloads that run on z/OS and Linux on z System. He also is active in promoting the z System academic initiative, z Systems Ecosystem, and is leader of the New York Area IBM Linux on z Systems Executive Advisory Customer Council

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Bob Haimowitz (Development Support Team [DST], Poughkeepsie Center) for setting up and maintaining the systems, and providing valuable advice, guidance, and assistance throughout the creation of this IBM Redbooks publication.

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Alice Shitari (IBM) for advice and guidance throughout creation of this book.

Vincente Ranierie Jr (IBM) for advice and guidance throughout creation of this book.

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Don Brennan (DST, Poughkeepsie Center) for setting up and maintaining the systems hardware that was used in the creation of this IBM Redbooks publication.

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Ann Lund (ITSO Administration, Poughkeepsie Center) for administrative support to enable the residency.

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