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A digital seal solution for deploying trust on commercial transactions

Stefanos Gritzalis (Department of Information & Communication Systems, University of the Aegean, Samos, Greece and Department of Informatics, Technological Educational Insititute of Athens (TEI), Greece)
Dimitris Gritzalis (Department of Informatics, Athens University of Economics & Business (AUEB), Athens, Greece)

Information Management & Computer Security

ISSN: 0968-5227

Article publication date: 1 May 2001

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Abstract

Traditional business practice depends on trust relations between the transacting parties. One of the most important aspects of this trust is the quality of the offered services or products. The Web currently constitutes an enabler for electronic commerce, providing a global transaction platform that does not require physical presence. However, transferring trust from the physical world to the electronic one is a process that requires a trust infrastructure. The current infrastructure, based on trusted third parties can be enhanced. We introduce the notion of digital seals and provide a mechanism for transferring the trust placed by users in companies in the physical world, to the electronic one.

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Gritzalis, S. and Gritzalis, D. (2001), "A digital seal solution for deploying trust on commercial transactions", Information Management & Computer Security, Vol. 9 No. 2, pp. 71-79. https://doi.org/10.1108/09685220110388836

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