Encryption tool to protect data From: New Straits Times | Date: May 16, 2005| Author: | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Subashini Selvaratnam
New Straits Times
05-16-2005
Encryption tool to protect data
Byline: Subashini Selvaratnam
Edition: Computimes; 2*
Section: Lab Report Products

EVERYDAY organisations are generating digital information for day- to-day tasks, and some of this data need to be protected from unauthorised use. One form of protection is by using encryption technology, which creates an electronic lock and electronic key for the data.

However, the problem with this solution is not the strength of the encryption (the lock) but the creation, storage and management of the electronic keys. To solve ...

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