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Article: Cryptography is key to securing proprietary information.
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- EDN
- Article date:
- July 6, 1995
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It's no secret that digital information has become a hot commodity. Because of increased demands for electronic information and the corresponding growth in value of this data, companies are stepping up security efforts. Telephone companies have deemed simple security mechanisms, such as fuses and transport codes, sufficient for applications such as prepaid telephone cards. But consumers and retailers are demanding more sophisticated security for applications involving credit cards, electronic mail, electronic cash, and home banking. "Cryptography" technology, which is the science of encoding and decoding messages, makes new levels of electronic security now viable for ...