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The rapid evolution of mobile devices, communication networks and online services is destined to be part of the Future Internet. It is essential that these technologies incorporate and are complemented with mechanisms that guarantee the security of communications, data protection and user privacy so users can determine the trust they are placing in those with whom they are dealing.

This section outlines the work Safelayer has done in security and trust in electronic transactions, all of which adheres to the Semantic Web standards.



One Time Passwords

 

One-time passwords are a type of credential used in authentication processes. As their name suggests, they are only valid on one occasion. Their purpose is to make it more difficult to access protected resources.

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Safelayer at the Workshop on Interoperable Social Multimedia Applications

 

Safelayer took part in the 11th edition of the Workshop on Interoperable Social Multimedia Applications (WISMA), organized by the Distributed Multimedia Applications Group (DMAG) of the UPC, presenting the article "A trustworthy and privacy-enhancing registration process for social network services".

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How is CA Trust Calculated in PKI Trust Center?

 

One of the objectives of PKI Trust Center is to help users decide the amount of trust they can place in a recognized certification authority (CA). In practice, this help is offered via a rating that indicates the degree of trust that can be placed in the CA based on the policies this CA follows to issue certificates.

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Privacy Features of Authentication Mechanisms

 

Safelayer took part in the First Workshop on Law and Web 2.0, organized by the UAB Institute of Law and Technology (IDT), with its article Privacy features of authentication systems (PDF).

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Trust in the Certification Authorities

 

For the Information Society to develop fully, it is essential to have mechanisms that allow us to trust the multiple entities that play a role in the Web. An example is the digital signature technologies and the public key infrastructure (PKI) used to make electronic operations secure. A growing number of service providers and users are using this technology to guarantee the electronic transactions they make on the Web. However, it is not enough just to base protection mechanisms in a cryptographic infrastructure: the actors also need to show they trust the authorities that certify the identity of the providers and users, the Certification Authorities.

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