PKI and Biometrics Ready for Take-Off
L. Taylor - August 7, 2000

Event Summary

With the signing of the electronic signature bill into law, TEC expects PKI and biometric products to gain momentum. The new law, signed by President Clinton on June 30th, makes electronic signatures as legal and binding as pen-to-paper signatures. PKI stands for Public Key Infrastructure, and is a technology that is used to authenticate the origin, or owner, of a file or document through the use of both public and private keys. Biometrics is also a technology that is used to authenticate the origin, or owner, of data by using a form of personal identification such as an iris scan or fingerprint scan...