Authentication and Digital Signatures in E-Law and Security : A Guide for Legislators and Managers

The concept of authentication has been around for a long time in many forms. For example due diligence in commerce has traditionally been formalized to determine whether the data presented in commercial propositions are accurate and comprehensive....

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Main Authors: Asian Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
B2B
B2C
ID
PKI
WEB
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/20165808/authentication-digital-signatures-e-law-security-guide-legislators-managers
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20214
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language English
en_US
topic ACCESS CONTROLS
ACTION PLAN
APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
ASSIGNMENT OF LIABILITY
ASYMMETRIC ALGORITHMS
ASYMMETRIC CRYPTOGRAPHY
ASYMMETRIC ENCRYPTION
ASYMMETRIC KEY
AUTHENTICATION
AUTHENTICATION MECHANISMS
AUTHENTICATION TECHNIQUES
B2B
B2C
BACKBONE
BIOMETRICS
BROWSERS
BUSINESS INTERACTIONS
BUSINESS MODEL
BUSINESS MODELS
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS
BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
BUSINESS-TO-GOVERNMENT
BUSINESSES
BUYER
CAPABILITIES
CAPABILITY
CERTIFICATE
CERTIFICATE AUTHORITY
CERTIFICATE REVOCATION
CERTIFICATION AUTHORITIES
CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY
CIPHER
CIPHER-TEXT
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
COMPUTER CRIME
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
CONFIDENTIALITY
CONSUMER PROTECTION
COPYRIGHT
CREDIT CARD
CREDIT CARD FEES
CREDIT CARD HOLDERS
CREDIT CARDS
CRYPTOGRAPHIC ALGORITHM
CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEYS
CRYPTOGRAPHY
CUSTOM
CUSTOMS
DECRYPTION
DECRYPTION KEY
DEVELOPMENT OF ECOMMERCE
DIGITAL CERTIFICATE
DIGITAL CERTIFICATES
DIGITAL DOCUMENT
DIGITAL DOCUMENTS
DIGITAL SIGNATURE
DIGITAL SIGNATURES
DISCLOSURE
DOMAIN
DUE DILIGENCE
E- PROCUREMENT
E-BUSINESS
E-COMMERCE
E-COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT
E-COMMERCE ENVIRONMENT
E-COMMERCE LEGAL FRAMEWORK
E-GOVERNMENT
E-MAIL
E-PROCUREMENT
E-SERVICE
E-SERVICES
E-SIGNATURE
E-SIGNATURES
E-TRANSACTIONS
EBUSINESS
ECOMMERCE
ECOMMERCE LEGISLATION
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE TRANSACTIONS
ELECTRONIC DATA
ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT
ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS
ELECTRONIC FORM
ELECTRONIC MAIL
ELECTRONIC MEDIUM
ELECTRONIC MESSAGE
ELECTRONIC MESSAGES
ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE
ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE LAW
ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE LAWS
ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES
ELECTRONIC SOFTWARE
ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION
ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS
ELECTRONIC TRANSFER
EMAILS
ENCRYPTION
ENCRYPTION KEY
ENCRYPTION TECHNOLOGY
EQUIPMENT
ESIGNATURE
FAXES
FINGERPRINT
FRONT-END
GENERAL PUBLIC
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT
HANDWRITTEN SIGNATURE
HANDWRITTEN SIGNATURES
HARD COPY
HARDWARE
HARMONIZATION
HASH
HASH FUNCTION
HASH RESULT
HASH RESULTS
ID
IMPLEMENTATIONS
INFORMATION EXCHANGE
INFORMATION SECURITY
INTENDED RECIPIENT
INTENDED RECIPIENTS
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTEROPERABILITY
KEY EXCHANGE
KEY MANAGEMENT
LAWS ON E-COMMERCE
LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
LEGAL FRAMEWORKS
LEGAL STATUS
LEGAL SYSTEM
LICENSES
MANAGEMENT OF RISK
MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS
MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
MANUFACTURING
MARKETING
MATERIAL
NETWORKS
NEW TECHNOLOGY
NON REPUDIATION
NON-REPUDIATION
NOTARIZATION
OBSTACLES TO E-COMMERCE
ONLINE ENVIRONMENT
OPERATING SYSTEMS
PASSWORD
PASSWORDS
PHYSICAL ACCESS
PHYSICAL PRESENCE
PHYSICAL STORES
PKI
PRIVACY
PRIVACY PROTECTION
PRIVATE KEY
PRIVATE KEYS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROCUREMENT
PROTOCOLS
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC KEY
PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY
PUBLIC KEY ENCRYPTION
PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC KEYS
REGISTRY
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
RELIABILITY
RESULT
RESULTS
RISK MANAGEMENT
SALE OF GOODS
SECRET KEY
SECURITY LEVEL
SECURITY MANAGEMENT
SECURITY OBJECTIVES
SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
SECURITY RISK
SECURITY SECURITY
SENSITIVITY OF INFORMATION
SERIAL NUMBER
SERVER
SERVICE PROVIDER
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SIGNATURE GENERATION
SMART CARDS
SOFTWARE APPLICATION
SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
SYMMETRIC ENCRYPTION
SYMMETRIC KEY
SYMMETRIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY
SYMMETRIC KEY ENCRYPTION
SYMMETRIC KEYS
SYSTEM WEAKNESSES
TECHNICAL SUPPORTS
TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES
TELEPHONE
TIME STAMP
TRADITIONAL BUSINESS
TRANSACTION
TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION
TRANSMISSION SECURITY
TRANSMISSIONS
TRUST RELATIONSHIPS
UNIQUE IDENTIFIER
USER
USER IDENTITIES
USERS
USES
VERIFICATION
VIDEO
WEB
spellingShingle ACCESS CONTROLS
ACTION PLAN
APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
ASSIGNMENT OF LIABILITY
ASYMMETRIC ALGORITHMS
ASYMMETRIC CRYPTOGRAPHY
ASYMMETRIC ENCRYPTION
ASYMMETRIC KEY
AUTHENTICATION
AUTHENTICATION MECHANISMS
AUTHENTICATION TECHNIQUES
B2B
B2C
BACKBONE
BIOMETRICS
BROWSERS
BUSINESS INTERACTIONS
BUSINESS MODEL
BUSINESS MODELS
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS
BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
BUSINESS-TO-GOVERNMENT
BUSINESSES
BUYER
CAPABILITIES
CAPABILITY
CERTIFICATE
CERTIFICATE AUTHORITY
CERTIFICATE REVOCATION
CERTIFICATION AUTHORITIES
CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY
CIPHER
CIPHER-TEXT
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
COMPUTER CRIME
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
CONFIDENTIALITY
CONSUMER PROTECTION
COPYRIGHT
CREDIT CARD
CREDIT CARD FEES
CREDIT CARD HOLDERS
CREDIT CARDS
CRYPTOGRAPHIC ALGORITHM
CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEYS
CRYPTOGRAPHY
CUSTOM
CUSTOMS
DECRYPTION
DECRYPTION KEY
DEVELOPMENT OF ECOMMERCE
DIGITAL CERTIFICATE
DIGITAL CERTIFICATES
DIGITAL DOCUMENT
DIGITAL DOCUMENTS
DIGITAL SIGNATURE
DIGITAL SIGNATURES
DISCLOSURE
DOMAIN
DUE DILIGENCE
E- PROCUREMENT
E-BUSINESS
E-COMMERCE
E-COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT
E-COMMERCE ENVIRONMENT
E-COMMERCE LEGAL FRAMEWORK
E-GOVERNMENT
E-MAIL
E-PROCUREMENT
E-SERVICE
E-SERVICES
E-SIGNATURE
E-SIGNATURES
E-TRANSACTIONS
EBUSINESS
ECOMMERCE
ECOMMERCE LEGISLATION
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE TRANSACTIONS
ELECTRONIC DATA
ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT
ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS
ELECTRONIC FORM
ELECTRONIC MAIL
ELECTRONIC MEDIUM
ELECTRONIC MESSAGE
ELECTRONIC MESSAGES
ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE
ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE LAW
ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE LAWS
ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES
ELECTRONIC SOFTWARE
ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION
ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS
ELECTRONIC TRANSFER
EMAILS
ENCRYPTION
ENCRYPTION KEY
ENCRYPTION TECHNOLOGY
EQUIPMENT
ESIGNATURE
FAXES
FINGERPRINT
FRONT-END
GENERAL PUBLIC
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT
HANDWRITTEN SIGNATURE
HANDWRITTEN SIGNATURES
HARD COPY
HARDWARE
HARMONIZATION
HASH
HASH FUNCTION
HASH RESULT
HASH RESULTS
ID
IMPLEMENTATIONS
INFORMATION EXCHANGE
INFORMATION SECURITY
INTENDED RECIPIENT
INTENDED RECIPIENTS
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTEROPERABILITY
KEY EXCHANGE
KEY MANAGEMENT
LAWS ON E-COMMERCE
LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
LEGAL FRAMEWORKS
LEGAL STATUS
LEGAL SYSTEM
LICENSES
MANAGEMENT OF RISK
MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS
MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
MANUFACTURING
MARKETING
MATERIAL
NETWORKS
NEW TECHNOLOGY
NON REPUDIATION
NON-REPUDIATION
NOTARIZATION
OBSTACLES TO E-COMMERCE
ONLINE ENVIRONMENT
OPERATING SYSTEMS
PASSWORD
PASSWORDS
PHYSICAL ACCESS
PHYSICAL PRESENCE
PHYSICAL STORES
PKI
PRIVACY
PRIVACY PROTECTION
PRIVATE KEY
PRIVATE KEYS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROCUREMENT
PROTOCOLS
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC KEY
PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY
PUBLIC KEY ENCRYPTION
PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC KEYS
REGISTRY
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
RELIABILITY
RESULT
RESULTS
RISK MANAGEMENT
SALE OF GOODS
SECRET KEY
SECURITY LEVEL
SECURITY MANAGEMENT
SECURITY OBJECTIVES
SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
SECURITY RISK
SECURITY SECURITY
SENSITIVITY OF INFORMATION
SERIAL NUMBER
SERVER
SERVICE PROVIDER
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SIGNATURE GENERATION
SMART CARDS
SOFTWARE APPLICATION
SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
SYMMETRIC ENCRYPTION
SYMMETRIC KEY
SYMMETRIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY
SYMMETRIC KEY ENCRYPTION
SYMMETRIC KEYS
SYSTEM WEAKNESSES
TECHNICAL SUPPORTS
TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES
TELEPHONE
TIME STAMP
TRADITIONAL BUSINESS
TRANSACTION
TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION
TRANSMISSION SECURITY
TRANSMISSIONS
TRUST RELATIONSHIPS
UNIQUE IDENTIFIER
USER
USER IDENTITIES
USERS
USES
VERIFICATION
VIDEO
WEB
Asian Development Bank
Inter-American Development Bank
World Bank
Authentication and Digital Signatures in E-Law and Security : A Guide for Legislators and Managers
description The concept of authentication has been around for a long time in many forms. For example due diligence in commerce has traditionally been formalized to determine whether the data presented in commercial propositions are accurate and comprehensive. With the emergence of e-commerce the concept of authentication has encompassed new realities that are a feature of the relatively narrow avenues for information and potentially high risks inherent in an online environment. This paper seeks to provide an understanding about the different ways of assuring authentication. These authentication rules and tools including for example public key infrastructure (PKI) are sometimes meant to set a legal and technological framework for trustworthy electronic transactions, promoting e-procurement, e-commerce, e-business, and e-government. The two considerations of business risk and legal validity are both intrinsic to the concept of authentication. This report explores the issues and solutions affecting the concept of authentication in terms of legislation, management and technology. This report finds that for online authentication things is not always what they may seem and that legislation and technology alone cannot build a trust environment and, if misunderstood, may produce a high risk illusion. It is crucial that the limitations and fallibility of the technology be explicit in its commercial applications and that business risks be managed accordingly.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author Asian Development Bank
Inter-American Development Bank
World Bank
author_facet Asian Development Bank
Inter-American Development Bank
World Bank
author_sort Asian Development Bank
title Authentication and Digital Signatures in E-Law and Security : A Guide for Legislators and Managers
title_short Authentication and Digital Signatures in E-Law and Security : A Guide for Legislators and Managers
title_full Authentication and Digital Signatures in E-Law and Security : A Guide for Legislators and Managers
title_fullStr Authentication and Digital Signatures in E-Law and Security : A Guide for Legislators and Managers
title_full_unstemmed Authentication and Digital Signatures in E-Law and Security : A Guide for Legislators and Managers
title_sort authentication and digital signatures in e-law and security : a guide for legislators and managers
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/20165808/authentication-digital-signatures-e-law-security-guide-legislators-managers
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20214
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spelling okr-10986-202142021-04-23T14:03:54Z Authentication and Digital Signatures in E-Law and Security : A Guide for Legislators and Managers Asian Development Bank Inter-American Development Bank World Bank ACCESS CONTROLS ACTION PLAN APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY ASSIGNMENT OF LIABILITY ASYMMETRIC ALGORITHMS ASYMMETRIC CRYPTOGRAPHY ASYMMETRIC ENCRYPTION ASYMMETRIC KEY AUTHENTICATION AUTHENTICATION MECHANISMS AUTHENTICATION TECHNIQUES B2B B2C BACKBONE BIOMETRICS BROWSERS BUSINESS INTERACTIONS BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS BUSINESS-TO-GOVERNMENT BUSINESSES BUYER CAPABILITIES CAPABILITY CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE AUTHORITY CERTIFICATE REVOCATION CERTIFICATION AUTHORITIES CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY CIPHER CIPHER-TEXT COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPUTER CRIME CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONFIDENTIALITY CONSUMER PROTECTION COPYRIGHT CREDIT CARD CREDIT CARD FEES CREDIT CARD HOLDERS CREDIT CARDS CRYPTOGRAPHIC ALGORITHM CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEYS CRYPTOGRAPHY CUSTOM CUSTOMS DECRYPTION DECRYPTION KEY DEVELOPMENT OF ECOMMERCE DIGITAL CERTIFICATE DIGITAL CERTIFICATES DIGITAL DOCUMENT DIGITAL DOCUMENTS DIGITAL SIGNATURE DIGITAL SIGNATURES DISCLOSURE DOMAIN DUE DILIGENCE E- PROCUREMENT E-BUSINESS E-COMMERCE E-COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT E-COMMERCE ENVIRONMENT E-COMMERCE LEGAL FRAMEWORK E-GOVERNMENT E-MAIL E-PROCUREMENT E-SERVICE E-SERVICES E-SIGNATURE E-SIGNATURES E-TRANSACTIONS EBUSINESS ECOMMERCE ECOMMERCE LEGISLATION ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ELECTRONIC COMMERCE TRANSACTIONS ELECTRONIC DATA ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS ELECTRONIC FORM ELECTRONIC MAIL ELECTRONIC MEDIUM ELECTRONIC MESSAGE ELECTRONIC MESSAGES ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE LAW ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE LAWS ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES ELECTRONIC SOFTWARE ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ELECTRONIC TRANSFER EMAILS ENCRYPTION ENCRYPTION KEY ENCRYPTION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT ESIGNATURE FAXES FINGERPRINT FRONT-END GENERAL PUBLIC GOVERNMENT CONTRACT HANDWRITTEN SIGNATURE HANDWRITTEN SIGNATURES HARD COPY HARDWARE HARMONIZATION HASH HASH FUNCTION HASH RESULT HASH RESULTS ID IMPLEMENTATIONS INFORMATION EXCHANGE INFORMATION SECURITY INTENDED RECIPIENT INTENDED RECIPIENTS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTEROPERABILITY KEY EXCHANGE KEY MANAGEMENT LAWS ON E-COMMERCE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LEGAL STATUS LEGAL SYSTEM LICENSES MANAGEMENT OF RISK MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MANUFACTURING MARKETING MATERIAL NETWORKS NEW TECHNOLOGY NON REPUDIATION NON-REPUDIATION NOTARIZATION OBSTACLES TO E-COMMERCE ONLINE ENVIRONMENT OPERATING SYSTEMS PASSWORD PASSWORDS PHYSICAL ACCESS PHYSICAL PRESENCE PHYSICAL STORES PKI PRIVACY PRIVACY PROTECTION PRIVATE KEY PRIVATE KEYS PRIVATE SECTOR PROCUREMENT PROTOCOLS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC KEY PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY PUBLIC KEY ENCRYPTION PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC KEYS REGISTRY REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT RELIABILITY RESULT RESULTS RISK MANAGEMENT SALE OF GOODS SECRET KEY SECURITY LEVEL SECURITY MANAGEMENT SECURITY OBJECTIVES SECURITY REQUIREMENTS SECURITY RISK SECURITY SECURITY SENSITIVITY OF INFORMATION SERIAL NUMBER SERVER SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVIDERS SIGNATURE GENERATION SMART CARDS SOFTWARE APPLICATION SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS SYMMETRIC ENCRYPTION SYMMETRIC KEY SYMMETRIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY SYMMETRIC KEY ENCRYPTION SYMMETRIC KEYS SYSTEM WEAKNESSES TECHNICAL SUPPORTS TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES TELEPHONE TIME STAMP TRADITIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION TRANSMISSION SECURITY TRANSMISSIONS TRUST RELATIONSHIPS UNIQUE IDENTIFIER USER USER IDENTITIES USERS USES VERIFICATION VIDEO WEB The concept of authentication has been around for a long time in many forms. For example due diligence in commerce has traditionally been formalized to determine whether the data presented in commercial propositions are accurate and comprehensive. With the emergence of e-commerce the concept of authentication has encompassed new realities that are a feature of the relatively narrow avenues for information and potentially high risks inherent in an online environment. This paper seeks to provide an understanding about the different ways of assuring authentication. These authentication rules and tools including for example public key infrastructure (PKI) are sometimes meant to set a legal and technological framework for trustworthy electronic transactions, promoting e-procurement, e-commerce, e-business, and e-government. The two considerations of business risk and legal validity are both intrinsic to the concept of authentication. This report explores the issues and solutions affecting the concept of authentication in terms of legislation, management and technology. This report finds that for online authentication things is not always what they may seem and that legislation and technology alone cannot build a trust environment and, if misunderstood, may produce a high risk illusion. It is crucial that the limitations and fallibility of the technology be explicit in its commercial applications and that business risks be managed accordingly. 2014-09-17T18:57:28Z 2014-09-17T18:57:28Z 2004-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/20165808/authentication-digital-signatures-e-law-security-guide-legislators-managers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20214 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research