Building trust in electronic commerce

Application-Level and Database Security for E-Commerce Application

“…From this point of view, current export restrictions on equipment and software implementing cryptographic algorithms are the obstacles that has to be removed before universally deployed strong cryptography facilitates secure E-commerce. Often, industry analysts cite trust and security as the main hurdles in growing e-commerce [1][4] [5]. This paper is organized as follows.…”

“…. This litany of evolutionary phases masks a number of growing technical challenges, including [1] [2]  security and authentication;  content management and publication;  reliable systems, messaging, and data;  complex interactions and transactions;  business model implementation and business process enactment; and  distributed processing and distributed data.…”

Towards a Methodology for Designing E-Government Control Procedures

“…In this paper we argue that existing theory for B2B control can be used as a basis theory for G2B control, when a number of differences between G2B and B2B are taken into consideration. The main differences between B2B controls and G2B controls are: (1) in B2B relationships we assume no trust in any direction, while in G2B we assume that government is trusted by businesses, but not vice versa; and (2) while in B2B controls are safeguards for economic value, in the government sector value is broader than Return On Investment, and includes societal, legislative and other aspects.…”

“…The term TTP, Trusted Third Party, requires explanation. TTP is an entity which facilitates interactions between two parties who both trust it and is perceived as a widely accepted, reliable, independent, and highly secure entity that generates trust through attestation or certification [1]. [11].…”

“…This is only possible if the third party is trusted (hence the term TTP: Trusted Third Party). Trust is typically achieved by means of certification [1]. Also, government actors typically trust each other, and hence the TTP may be another government actor.…”