• The Department of Defense (DoD) Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Interoperability Master Test Plan, version 1.2, dated November 2001: This is the current test plan used by the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) in testing Public Key-Enabled applications for interoperability with the DoD PKI.


• The DoD, PKI, PKE Application Requirements, version 1.0, dated 13 July 2000: This document describes the requirements for PKE applications to use Public Key technology and interact with the DoD PKI.


• The DoD, JITC, PKI, Public Key-Enabled (PKE) Application Assessment Worksheet: This worksheet is completed by vendors who are interested in application interoperability testing by the JITC PKE test team. Submit the completed document to: disa.jitc.pke@mail.mil.


• The DoD, PKI, External Certification Authority (ECA) Master Test Plan, version 1.0, dated August 2003: This is the current ECA test plan used by the JITC.


• The DoD, PKI, Online Certificate Status Protocol Responder (OCSP) Master Test Plan, version 1.0, dated July 2003: This is the current OCSP test plan used by the JITC.


• The Network Working Group Request For Comments: 2560, X.509 Internet Public Key Infrastructure Online Certificate Status Protocol - OCSP, dated June 1999: This document specifies a protocol useful in determining the current status of a digital certificate without requiring CRLs. RFC 2560 is the current requirements document for PKE OCSP testing.


• The DoD, JITC, PKI, PKE OCSP Assessment Worksheet: This worksheet is completed by vendors who are interested in OCSP interoperability testing by the JITC PKE test team. Submit the completed document to: disa.jitc.pke@mail.mil.


• The Cygnacom Solutions's Conformance Testing of Relying Party Client Certificate Path Processing Logic, version 1.07, dated 28 September 2001: A National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) document that describes tests that are in the testing suite which is used by the PKE test lab.


• The DoD, X.509 Certificate Policy for the United States Department of Defense, Version 9.0, dated 9 February 2005: This document defines the creation and management of Version 3 X.509 public key certificates for use in applications requiring communication between networked computer-based systems.


• The DoD Instruction, NUMBER 8520.2 SUBJECT: Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Public Key (PK) Enabling, dated 1 April 2004: This Instruction: Implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for developing and implementing a Department-wide PKI and enhancing the security of DoD information systems by enabling these systems to use PKI for authentication, digital signatures, and encryption.


• DoD Policy Memo; SUBJECT: Public Key Enabling (PKE) of Applications, Web Servers, and Networks for the Department of Defense (DoD), dated 17 May 2001: A memorandum from the Acting DoD Chief Information Officer, Mr Linton Wells II.


• The DoD PKI Interagency/Partner Interoperability Test Plan, version 1.0.3, dated 27 August 2008 can be downloaded here.

• The Cygnacom Solutions's Conformance Testing of Relying Party Client Certificate Path Processing Logic Certificates: Certificates that are used by the JITC PKE lab in application testing.

• The DoD Chief Information Officer


• The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Information Assurance Support Environment (IASE): Complete Information Assurance details. Extensive document library and PKI reference section.


• The Draft: NIST Recommendation for X.509 Path Validation, version 0.5, dated May 3, 2004.


• The NIST Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140 Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP)


• The DoD, Class 3, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Home Page.


• The DoD, PKE, PMO HOME: (NOTE: An AKO or DKO account is required) A Public DoD Public Key Enablement web site with information pertaining to DoD and PKI.


• JITC DoD PKI Testing Facilities: Complete information about the DoD PKI Interoperability testing services at JITC.


• IASE External Certificate Authority (ECA) Program: Page with information about the ECA Program.


• IASE PKI and PKE Policies: Page with information about DoD related policies such as the DoD Certificate Polciy.

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