Realization of Legal Requirements on Digital Signatures in Electronic Commerce
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Some very fundamental obstacles inhibit, or at least slow down the success and growth of Electronic Commerce. These are, among others, the lack of real comfortable and secure payment systems, as well as a lack of a trustworthy environment for business transactions. However, these requirements can not be put into practice without digital signatures. Digital signatures may be used in any of the phases of Electronic Market transactions, such as the information, contract negotiation or the final settlement phase. This paper deals primarily with issues of digital signatures. It discusses legal requirements on digital signatures, digital signatures itself and shows how technical mechanisms may be used to fulfill identified security and legal requirements. Finally an example of the use of digital signatures in the German homebanking sector is given. Realization of Legal Requirements on Digital Signatures in EC Page 1 Published in: Proceedings of the 10th International Bled Electronic Commerce Conference, Bled, 9.-11. June 1997
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