Carlisle Adams
Carlisle Adams is Senior Cryptographer and Principal - Standards and Architectural
Direction at Entrust. His focus includes the design, analysis, and standardization
of
symmetric block ciphers and operational protocols for enhanced Internet security.
An
active member of the Internet Engineering Task Force, he has authored and co-authored
several standards-track specifications, particularly in the Public-Key Infrastructure
-
X.509 (PKIX) Working Group. Recent activities include the integration of security
and
XML-based technologies, through participation in OASIS technical specifications such
as
Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) and XML Access Control Markup Language
(XACML), and through other work with security policy specification mechanisms and
secure
Web services. He holds an M.Sc. in Computing and Information Science and a Ph.D. in
Electrical Engineering, both in the area of cryptography. Dr. Adams is co-author of
"Understanding Public-Key Infrastructure: Concepts, Standards, and Deployment
Considerations".
Articles by this author
Privacy and XML, Part 2
The second and concluding part of our look at XML and Privacy examines XML
standards initiatives aimed at giving users and businesses control over
privacy.
Privacy and XML, Part I
This first installment of a two-part series on privacy and XML introduces the
issues at stake in online privacy and gives an overview of privacy concepts.
An Introduction to XML Digital Signatures
The W3C and IETF's XML Signature specification allows the verification of the
authenticity of XML-based transactions, a vital part of the emerging electronic business
infrastructure.