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Electronic signatures and their reliability

Electronic signatures are widely accepted in Canada and many other countries. Each Canadian jurisdiction has general electronic commerce statutes that deem electronic signatures acceptable and equivalent to “wet” or handwritten ones, with certain exceptions, and if they meet stated requirements.

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NIST’s recommended password policy evolves

As imperfect a means of authentication as they are, “memorized secrets” like passwords, pass phrases and PINs are common, and indeed are the primary means of authentication for most computer systems. In June, the National Institute of Standards and Technology issued a new publication on digital identity management that, in part, recommends changes to password policy that has become standard in many organizations—policy requiring passwords with special characters.

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Biometric data: What if you “lost” your fingerprint?

Biometric authentication is becoming increasingly common. Smartphones and computers use it, banks have started to use it, and recently MasterCard began rolling out "selfie pay" allowing users to authenticate online payments by using their face at the point of sale. Biometric authentication refers to the validation of a user’s identity by measuring physical or behavioral characteristics. Biometric samples may include fingerprints, retinal scans, palm scans, face and voice recognition.

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