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This article presents a comparative analysis of available solutions in authenticating access subjects in computer-aided information and telecommunication systems. Centralized and decentralized public key infrastructures (PKIs) are considered, and their weaknesses are brought to light. A blockchain model of decentralized PKI for access subject authentication in computer-aided information and telecommunication systems is proposed. The current embodiments of blockchain PKIs are checked for compliance with the proposed model.
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Konoplev, A.S., Busygin, A.G. & Zegzhda, D.P. A Blockchain Decentralized Public Key Infrastructure Model. Aut. Control Comp. Sci. 52, 1017–1021 (2018). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0146411618080175
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3103/S0146411618080175