It will function without paper - Electronic Signature

The paperless office – a dream, which will never really be completely fulfilled. It is, however, true that in many instances, paper now only temporarily puts in an appearance. If files, proof, certification or other documents have to be preserved over a long period, we today turn increasingly to electronic archiving methods. These save time and money.

The matter is trickier if a document has been preserved over as long period and what has to be ensured is that it is 'genuine', i.e. has remained unaltered the whole time. Therefore, electronic documents are given a qualified 'electronic signature', which enables conclusive, amendment-proof and legally recognised electronic archiving to be performed.

In the combined <link http: www.kreditvergleich-kostenlos.net external-link-new-window externen link in neuem>ArchiSig project – 'conclusive and secure long term archiving of digitally signed documents' - a new concept for such demanding applications has been developed. As part of simulated court proceedings, it could be demonstrated that reliable legal certainty is currently only guaranteed if an archiving system adheres to the ArchiSig concept.

The ArchiSig project was sponsored as part of the lead project VERNET – Secure and Reliable Transactions in Open Communications Networks by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Employment and concluded at the end of 2003.

Further information on this exciting topic can be obtained from our experts on <link http: www.iabg.de index_de.php external-link-new-window externen link in neuem>IT security, Tel. 089/6088-2415, E-Mail <link externen link in neuem>it-sicherheit@iabg.de. Together with our partner, bpu, we are responsible for the scientific review, thus also for the monitoring and evaluation of all VERNET projects.