In this Book
- Burdens of Proof: Cryptographic Culture and Evidence Law in the Age of Electronic Documents
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: The MIT Press
summary
An examination of the challenges of establishing the authenticity of electronic documents--in particular the design of a cryptographic equivalent to handwritten signatures.
Table of Contents
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- 1 Introduction
- pp. 8-18
- Plan of the Book
- pp. 19-23
- 2 Communication in the Presence of Adversaries
- Electromechanical Devices
- pp. 34-40
- Networked Computers
- pp. 41-42
- Conclusion
- pp. 43-45
- 3 On the Brink of a Revolution
- Decentralized Cryptography
- pp. 48-53
- Cryptography and National Security
- pp. 54-60
- Cryptographic Research Programs
- pp. 61-66
- Conclusion
- pp. 67-69
- 4 The Equivalent of a Written Signature
- The Early History
- pp. 72-75
- Security Services
- pp. 76-80
- Attacks and Adversaries
- pp. 81-86
- Mathematics and the Real World
- pp. 92-96
- Conclusion
- pp. 97-99
- 5 Written Proof
- pp. 100-102
- To Reform or Not to Reform
- pp. 106-112
- Global Signatures
- pp. 113-119
- La Loi du 13 mars 2000
- pp. 120-124
- Conclusion
- pp. 125-129
- 6 Paper and State
- pp. 130-134
- Dematerialized Notaries
- pp. 135-146
- Records of Civil Status
- pp. 147-154
- The Land Registry of Alsace-Moselle
- pp. 155-160
- Conclusion
- pp. 161-165
- 7 The Cryptographic Imagination
- pp. 166-168
- The Random Oracle Model
- pp. 169-175
- Perception
- pp. 180-185
- Material Objects
- p. 186
- Conclusion
- pp. 189-193
- 8 Epilogue
- pp. 194-197
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 198-199
- Bibliography
- pp. 240-261
Additional Information
ISBN
9780262301565
Related ISBN(s)
9780262017510
MARC Record
OCLC
793206721
Pages
288
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No