This document discusses PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) and OpenSSL. It defines PKI as a structure that authenticates users and services to ensure secure information exchange. PKI uses digital certificates issued by Certificate Authorities to associate public keys with certificate owners. OpenSSL is an open source implementation of SSL/TLS that is used to set up and manage PKI environments through commands like generating certificate requests and certificates, revoking certificates, and creating CRLs (Certificate Revocation Lists). The document provides examples of OpenSSL commands for performing common PKI tasks.