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digital certificate
An attachment to an electronic message used for security purposes. The most common use of a digital certificate is to verify that a user sending a message is who he or she claims to be, and to provide the receiver with the means to encode a reply.
An individual wishing to send an encrypted message applies for a digital certificate from a Certificate Authority (CA). The CA issues an encrypted digital certificate containing the applicant's public key and a variety of other identification information. The CA makes its own public key readily available through print publicity or perhaps on the Internet.
The recipient of an encrypted message uses the CA's public key to decode the digital certificate attached to the message, verifies it as issued by the CA and then obtains the sender's public key and identification information held within the certificate. With this information, the recipient can send an encrypted reply.
The most widely used standard for digital certificates is X.509.
Also see SSL: Your Key to E-commerce Security in Webopedia's "Did You Know...?" section. Netcheque
Developed at the Information Sciences Institute of the University of Southern California. Registered users may write checks to other registered users through e-mail or other network protocols. When the check is deposited, it authorizes the transfer of funds from the issuer's account to the receiver's account. All information is kept on a netcheque server, which is responsible for keeping accounts for customers, approving payments, and making the necessary changes in client accounts.
Security wise, Netcheque uses Kerberos for signature authentication, and it uses conventional cryptography, not public key cryptography. CRM Definition
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is an data industry locution for
methodologies, software, and usually Internet capabilities that aid an enterprise operate customer
relationships in an organized and efficient manner. In many cases, an enterprise builds a
database about its customers. This database describes relationships in sufficient detail so that
management, salespeople, and customer supply reps can access data; match customer needs with
product plans and offerings; remind customers of supply requirements; know what other products a
customer had purchased; etc. RM Definition Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is an data
industry locution for methodologies, software, and usually Internet capabilities that aid an
enterprise operate customer relationships in an organized and efficient manner. In many cases,
an enterprise builds a database about its customers. This database describes relationships in
sufficient detail so that management, salespeople, and customer supply reps can access data;
match customer needs with product plans and offerings; remind customers of supply requirements;
know what other products a customer had purchased; etc.
