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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...
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The Role of Central Signing & Authentication in e-Government Security
Year after year, more stories surface about large scale data loss from e-government systems across the world.
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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 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.