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Cryptographic Key Management Policy: a layered approach
This article discusses the functions and use of hierarchical layers when establishing a cryptographic key management policy, and how the policy...
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Whitfield Diffie: the well-deserved laureate of the 2015 Turing Award
On June 11, 2016, Whitfield Diffie, a Technical Advisory Board member at Cryptomathic, and Martin E. Hellman, Professor Emeritus of Electrical...
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What is an eIDAS Qualified Certificate for Electronic Signatures?
Under the eIDAS Regulation (EU) No 910/2014, a qualified certificate for electronic signature refers to “a certificate for electronic signatures,...
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Trust Service Providers according to eIDAS
Under Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 (eIDAS), a Trust Service Provider (TSP) is defined as “a natural or a legal person who provides one or more trust...
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What is an Associated Signature Container and How Does it Work?
When an electronic signature is created, it must be associated to the data that it is being used to secure. This is accomplished by creating a data...
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Understanding ZertES, the Swiss Federal 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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Introduction into XAdES for Trust Service Providers
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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Introduction into CAdES for Trust Service Providers
The term CAdES stands for CMS Advanced Electronic Signatures. The Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) provides a framework for digitally signed...