digital signatures
Digital signatures could be forged, claim boffins
News Encryption circles are buzzing with news that weaknesses in the mathematical functions of digital signatures could allow them to be forged. French computer scientist Antoine Joux first claimed to have uncovered a flaw in a popular algorithm called... [18 Aug 2004]
Digital Signatures and Certification Services Providers - What is the Legal Position?
White Paper Although the law now declares digital signatures to be admissible in court, and although they have been clearly defined by legislation, and their reliability may be bolstered by the support of a certificate from an approved Certification Authority... [24 Feb 2004]
Digital Signatures In Relational Database Applications
White Paper It is this integration step that has been the primary technical stumbling block to the widespread use of digital signatures. The nature of digital signature technology and its use in database driven applications requires a certain amount of... [24 Feb 2004]
Digital Signatures: Will Government Registration of Users Mean That Anonymity in Transactions on the Internet Is Forever Lost?
White Paper Digital signatures seek to meet this need in two important ways. This paper argues that digital signature laws must be carefully crafted with consumer protection in mind. Internet consumers have long taken anonymity for granted. [22 Aug 2005]
Digital Signatures for Kernel Modules on x64-Based Systems Running Windows Vista
White Paper Digital signatures allow the administrator or end user who is installing Windows-based software to know whether a legitimate publisher has provided the software package. For Microsoft Windows Vista and later versions of the Windows family of... [27 Mar 2008]
Digital Signatures - The Silver Bullet for E-Signature Laws Version: 1.0
White Paper This paper gives a brief review of the U.S.e-signature laws and explains why digital signatures are the best practice for e-business transactions. Digital signature is a specific type of electronic signature based on public-key cryptography, used... [24 Feb 2004]
Digital signatures go to the heart of German government
News The German federal government has taken a step closer to making digital signatures legally binding by introducing an electronic signing procedure for civil servants. Initially, around 100 of the 400 government services, including procurement, will... [21 Jan 2002]
Digital Signatures for Kernel Modules on Systems Running Windows Vista
White Paper Certain configurations of x86 systems will require kernel-mode software to have digital signatures in order to access next generation premium content depending on content protection policy. For Microsoft Windows Vista and later versions of the... [21 Nov 2006]
Entrust TruePass Product Portfolio: Strong Authentication, Digital Signatures and End-to-End Encryption for the Web Portal
White Paper In combination with its server components, the Entrust TruePass solution provides robust and scalable enhanced security services, including authentication of users, digital signatures for accountability of transactions, privacy through persistent... [14 Oct 2004]
Digital Ink Signatures - Concepts and Technologies
White Paper One of the oldest methods of authentication is pen-based signatures - from the feather quill pen of old to the digital stylus of today, people have been using written signatures to indicate their intentions or approval for thousands of years. [14 Nov 2006]
Digital signatures get Post Office stamp of approval
News It's important to get people used to the idea that using digital signatures and PKI can actually be very simple," he said. In July the government made digital signatures legally admissible in court as part of its Electronic Communications Bill. [25 Sep 2000]
Using Digital Signatures to Secure Email and Stop Spam and Phishing
White Paper This paper reviews the popular technical proposals put forth to achieve this goal, and uncovers why S/MIME digital signatures stand out as a logical choice for authenticating email on the Internet to deter phishing and spam attacks. [17 Mar 2005]
BT secures digital signatures
News BT OnSite is aimed at companies involved in ecommerce who want to manage their digital signatures themselves. OnSite enables companies to create and distribute digital signatures, for authenticating emails and purchase orders. [07 Oct 1998]
US courts to recognise digital signatures
News American authorities are set to pass legislation that will make digital signatures legal across the country. Many US states currently have laws that allow for digital signatures, but businesses and consumers want an end to the confusion about... [12 Jun 2000]
Java XML Digital Signatures
White Paper This paper provides an introduction to XML digital signatures and to the Java XML Digital Signatures APIs (JSR 105). Extensible Markup Language (XML) technology is now an integral part of web-based business applications. [27 Sep 2006]
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