Description
After reading chapter 13, analyze the advantages and disadvantages of digital signatures. You must use one scholarly reference here.
Explanation & Answer
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DIGITAL SIGNATURES
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DIGITAL SIGNATURE
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Student's Name
Institution Affiliation
Course Name
Professor's Name
Date
DIGITAL SIGNATURES
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Advantages
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Speed: Corporations do not have to wait for the paper to be delivered via courier anymore. Agreements
are quickly written, executed, and approved in a short period by both parties involved, regardless of
how far the respondents are physically situated.
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Costs: Opposed to using automated signatures on electronic records, it is far costlier to utilize postal or
delivery systems on physical documents.
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Safety: Utilizing electronic documentation and computerized records decrease the possibility of
interception, reading, loss, or modification of records while in movement.
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Authenticity: Much like with any other signed physical record, an electronic contract written with a
digital signature will hold up in court.
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Tracking: In a limited period, a digitally signed contract will quickly be monitored and found. (Stallings,
page 342)
Disadvantages
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Expiry: Digital signatures are highly contingent on t...
