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How eIDAS Affects the 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...
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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...