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Electronic Signatures: Technology Developments and Legislative Issues (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Jan. 19, 2001
Report Number RS20344
Report Type Report
Authors Richard M. Nunno, Resources, Science, and Industry Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

Electronic signatures, a means of verifying the identity of the user of a computer system to control access or authorize a transaction, are increasingly being used in electronic commerce. Several technologies can be used to produce electronic signatures, the most prominent being digital signatures, which use cryptographic techniques to provide data integrity and nonrepudiation. Legislation enacted in the 106th Congress enables the legal recognition of electronic signatures in interstate commerce. Other legislation introduced but not enacted was intended to promote federal agency use of electronic signatures to enable electronic filing of information.