Public Key Pinning

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Internet security mechanism
gptkbp:abbreviation HPKP
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs HTTP Public Key Pinning
gptkbp:appliesTo web browsers
web servers
gptkbp:category Internet protocols
Cryptography
Web security
gptkbp:definedIn RFC 7469
gptkbp:deprecatedIn major browsers
Google Chrome 67
Mozilla Firefox 72
gptkbp:headerName Public-Key-Pins
Public-Key-Pins-Report-Only
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Public Key Pinning
gptkbp:introducedIn 2015
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction browser rejects connections with unpinned keys
browser remembers a set of public keys for a site
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:SSL
HTTPS
TLS
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Certificate_Transparency
gptkbp:riskFactor site misconfiguration can lock out users
can cause denial of service if not managed properly
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:IETF
gptkbp:usedFor preventing man-in-the-middle attacks
protecting HTTPS connections
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Web_PKI
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6