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What is Object Signing?

April 26, 2017object signing

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What is Object Signing?

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Electronic software distribution over networks involves potential security problems. To help address these problems, Netscape and VeriSign have developed a new technology called Object Signing. Object Signing allows users to get reliable information about code they download in much the same way they can get reliable information about shrink-wrapped software. Object Signing technology, when used in conjunction with VeriSign’s Software Publisher Digital IDs , lets end users identify who published software and verify that software has not been tampered with or altered since the time it was uploaded. It also informs users if Java applets are requesting special privileges, such as writing to the hard disk. By presenting this information to users, users can then make informed decisions about downloaded software; for example, whether to allow a signed Java applet to access specific system resources. Object Signing allows developers to digitally sign any type of file that they may wish to dist