Title :
Oasis Digital Signature Services: Digital Signing without the Headaches
Author :
Pope, Nick ; Cruellas, Juan Carlos
Abstract :
Implementing digital signatures on an individual basis presents many challenges, particularly with regard to key management and maintenance. The digital signature services standard eliminates the need to distribute user keys or signing devices across an organization. Instead, it facilitates the use of networked servers to create and verify signatures. The protocol´s flexibility makes it suitable for applications from simple time-stamping to advanced forms of signatures with full legal recognition
Keywords :
cryptography; digital signatures; Oasis digital signature service; digital signing; key management; Decision support systems; Digital signatures; Law; Legal factors; Network servers; Protection; Protocols; Risk management; Standards development; Standards organizations; DSS; PKI; digital signature; public-key infrastructure;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIC.2006.108