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By: Contributor(s): Series: Estates Gazette ; (0147) 24 November 2001, 142(1)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: In the second of a three part series, article discusses the impact of digital signatures which link a person or organisation with a public encryption key. This can contain information in addition to the personal public key such as an expiry date and a level of authority. A certification authority can issue or verify the information once it has been done so it cannot be forged.

In the second of a three part series, article discusses the impact of digital signatures which link a person or organisation with a public encryption key. This can contain information in addition to the personal public key such as an expiry date and a level of authority. A certification authority can issue or verify the information once it has been done so it cannot be forged.