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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 a Qualified Digital Certificate for Electronic Signatures in eIDAS

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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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A large red shipping container with eIDAS printed on the side, representing an Associated Signature Container

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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...

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Understanding the Major Terms Around Digital Signatures

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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