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17 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 769 (1998-1999)
Electronic Document Certification: A Primer on the Technology Behind Digital Signatures

handle is hein.journals/jmjcila17 and id is 775 raw text is: ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT CERTIFICATION: A PRIMER ON THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND DIGITAL SIGNATURES by DAVID L. GRIPMANt Human Resources Manager to job candidate: I see you've had no com- puter training. Although that qualifies you for upper management, it means you're under-qualified for our entry level positions.1 I. INTRODUCTION In his science fiction novel Neuromancer, William Gibson introduces his readers to the world of cyberspace and the world has never been the same.2 Gibson's virtual reality world of cyberspace included hackers and thieves who used electronic networks to engage in battle.3 Gibson's vir- tual world exists today as hackers use the Internet to disable computer systems and intercept email messages of others.4 The explosive growth of the Internet has left a fertile ground for hackers and outlaws to practice their craft as the global economy trans- forms from a paper-based one to an electronically-based one.5 According t J.D., January 1999, L.LM Candidate in Information Technology Law, June 1999, The John Marshall Law School. Mr. Gripman is General Counsel and Director of Internet Operations for Chicago Mortgage Corporation, www.chicagomortgage.com. Prior to law school, Mr. Gripman spent several years as a technology consultant to Fortune 1000 corpo- rations. The author extends his appreciation to Mr. Christopher McGeehan, J.D./L.LM Candidate in Intellectual Property Law, The John Marshall Law School, for his ideas incor- porated in the Introduction of this article. In addition, the author extends his appreciation to Ms. Carole L. King from Roosevelt University for her assistance in producing the dia- grams to this article because without her help, the diagrams would not have been possible. 1. Humorspace, (visited Aug. 2, 1998) <http://www.humorspace.com/humor/quotes/ qboss.htm>. 2. William Gibson, NEUROMANCER 4 (1984). 3. Id. 4. See David L. Gripman, The Doors Are Locked but the Thieves and Vandals Are Still Getting in: A Proposal in Tort to Alleviate Corporate America's Cyber-Crime Problem, 16 J. MARSHALL J. COMPUTER & INFO. L. 167 (1997). 5. The impact of the Internet upon society has been nothing less than stunning. To communicate internationally via traditional means, it would take weeks by mail or be quite costly using the telephone. Now using the Internet, one can communicate with anyone

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