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More in-depth information about issues affecting the deployment and use of electronic signatures and records.

E-Signatures and PKI White Paper

Public/private key cryptography is increasingly the foundation for products and services that work together to secure e-business processes. As the security market has swelled, however, so too has confusion over what exactly vendors are offering.

The greatest confusion surrounds the difference between digital signatures, public key infrastructure (PKI), electronic signing and electronic approvals. This whitepaper details the technical and functional differences between these technologies, and clarifies how they integrate to reproduce a real-world signing process in a secure electronic environment.
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Special Report: Why Personal Lines Carriers Need to Implement Electronic Signatures Now

In recent months, the personal lines insurance market has seen more electronic signature implementations than any other industry segment. It’s easy to see why.This special report, developed by Silanis Technology, outlines what to consider from a business, legal, IT and customer perspective, when beginning to plan for an electronic signature implementation.
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Using an “I Agree” button: What to consider

In an effort to make online purchasing easier and faster for consumers, organizations are increasingly using “I Agree” buttons. However, these organizations may not realize that this approval action, while easy for the consumer to perform, may jeopardize their business by not complying with auditability and customer identification laws. This whitepaper explains why an "I Agree" button is not enough, provides the keys to establishing the necessary legal link between the user, the action and the audit trail, and describes the different approaches to doing so.
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