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Understanding ZertES: The Swiss Law on Electronic Signatures
On December 19, 2003, ZertES, the Swiss Federal law regarding the use of certification services with electronic signatures was approved into law.
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What Is An Electronic Signature Policy and How Do You Create One?
This article explains what an electronic signature policy is from the perspective of a CISO or other person required to maintain information security.
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XAdES for Trust Service Providers: An Introduction
The term XAdES stands for XML Advanced Electronic Signatures, which specifies a set of extensions that are used with the W3C recommendation for XML...
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CAdES Standards for Trust Service Providers Explained
The term CAdES stands for CMS Advanced Electronic Signatures. The Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) provides a framework for digitally signed...
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Key Terms Around Digital Signatures: A Guide
The technology and terms that are involved with digital signing can be confusing. This article attempts to clarify meaning and implications of the...
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What Does XAdES Mean? The Full Scope and Requirements
EIDAS is the European Regulation for the electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions. It repeals Directive 1999/93/EC....
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Digital Signature Standards & Compliance - A Global View
This article introduces the most relevant digital signature standards for global players, governments and banks.
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Migrating from Magnetic Stripes to EMV: Key Considerations
Migrating from magnetic stripes to EMV based smart cards is a challenging endeavour for banks and their IT teams. Even for small banks, necessary...
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Understanding: Web Applications with Cryptographic Zones
A cryptographic zone exists between two points, where a symmetric key or asymmetric public keys are shared in order to encrypt sensitive information....