PKI paradox

Conflicts confronting PKI deployments resemble the classic chicken/egg scenario:

&nbsp Management Cost Applications Chicken Vendors can't flush out management bugs until pilots identify issues Vendors demand high prices because of low sales volumes Vendors hesitate to integrate PKI due to lack of standards, cost Egg Users won't proceed with pilots until PKI management improves Users balk at anything other than pilot projects because of high per-certificate prices Users want application support before launching PKI