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A Summary of Revised NIST Key Management Standards
Cryptography is the foundation of protecting electronic data and cyber security. Encryption can effectively prevent breaches while also protecting...
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NIST Digital Authentication Implementation (SP 800-63-3)
In 2016, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (run by the US Department of Commerce) announced they were producing a new...
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Digital authentication - factors, mechanisms and schemes
Indiana University defines authentication as "the process of determining whether someone or something is who or what it is declared to be."...
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Mobile Banking Enhanced with Digital Signatures
Over the past 8-10 years, we’ve witnessed a huge rise in the use and application of mobile banking. At first we could check our account balances and...
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eIDAS Impact on US: Key Considerations
On July 1st 2016, eIDAS was introduced in the EU to replace the almost 20 year old European Signatures Directive. The directive was originally built...
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Understanding non-repudiation of origin & non-repudiation of emission
This article sheds light on the two approaches to achieve non-repudiation of an electronic message: non-repudiation of emission and non-repudiation...
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E-signatures in elections: The key to preventing voter fraud?
Election season in the US is upon us - and with it, comes the typical questions of how to secure ballots and prevent voter fraud. In the US, UK, and...
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How Digital Signatures and Blockchains Can Work Together
Everywhere you turn in the security world, an interesting word keeps popping up: “Blockchain”. Just like the word “cloud”, this concept has taken...
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Using The AdES Standard for Mobile and Distributed Environments
AdES stands for Advanced Electronic Signature, which embraces a family of eIDAS-compliant standards for digital signatures including PAdES, CAdES and...