Naslov
Authentication

Autori
Stančić, Hrvoje ; Ngoepe, Mpho ; Mukwevho, Jonathan

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Trusting records in the cloud

Urednik/ci
Duranti, Luciana ; Rogers, Corinne

Izdavač
Facet Publishing

Grad
London : Delhi

Godina
2019

Raspon stranica
135-154

ISBN
978-1-78330-402-8

Ključne riječi
digital records, authenticity, long-term preservation, evidence, digital signatures, blockchain, TrustChain model

Sažetak
This chapter discusses the certification of digital records and their long- term preservation as authentic records. Two scenarios in which the records’ trustworthiness might be questioned are examined. The first scenario addresses digital records and their potential inadmissibility as evidence to external audits. The examples from the African context, and particularly from South Africa, are discussed, followed by an analysis of the framework to certify the trustworthiness of digital records that support the audit process. The second scenario examines challenges of long-term preservation of digitally signed or sealed records relying on certificates which normally have a short life span. It focuses on long-term preservation of the validity information of digital signatures or seals. A blockchain-based model, showing that periodical re-signing or re-timestamping of records is not necessary, is presented. Even though the two scenarios are focused on the auditing process and the digitally signed or sealed records, both the framework and the model can be applied broadly, wherever records need to be relied on as accurate and authentic. In order to better understand the two scenarios, a discussion of the concept of authenticity is offered.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti

POVEZANOST RADA