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Public Access (U.S. Policy) Security/Encryption (Technologies) |
| Author: | C. Richard Neu and Robert H. Anderson, and Tora K. Bikson |
| Abstract: | This White paper summarizes some of the insights from the RAND Workshop held November 6-7, 1997 in Washington DC. The authors point out that a secure communications system between the government and individual citizens for the transmission of sensitive information needs to be created.. This system should have strong provisions for privacy, integrity, and authentication. The Government also needs to promulgate security standards that can be adopted by non-governmental users. Several components of a secure system including identity, authority, and certificate authorities are discussed at length. The Social Security Administration, the U.S. Postal Service, and state departments of motor vehicles were pointed out as being agencies that would benefit from such a system. In conclusion, the authors provide a summary of the primary issues that would need to be resolved before such a system could be put in place. These include the responsibilities of certificate authorities; private key management and protection; legal status of electronic transactions; key escrow laws and standards; cost issues; relations among certificate authorities; e-mail addresses for all citizens; and equal access to government services. In conclusion, the authors suggest that the best approach to the problem is an incremental, experimental one and that success will largely depend on education and training. |
| Publisher: | RAND |
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| Date Published: | 1998 |
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| Resource Type: | Laws/Legislation |
| Language: | English |
| Format: | HTML |
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| Rights Management: | Copyright 1998 RAND. All rights reserved. |
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