Standards and Organizations

Standards and Security

W3C Electronic Commerce page details the JEPI (Joint Electronic Payment Initiative) project underway at the W3C. This project studies the point in time after shopping and before payment where the exact payment instrument (credit card, debit card, electronic check, electronic cash, etc.) must be agreed upon between the browsing client and the merchant server.

Visa's Set Standards is the Secure Electronic Transaction specification that is a single technical standard for safeguarding payment card purchases made over open networks.

VeriSign assigns digital ID's that provide a way to prove your identity in electronic transactions. These ID's are considered your key or signature but are more secure. A Digital ID helps to prevent people from using phony keys to impersonate other users. Used in conjunction with encryption, Digital IDs provide a more complete security solution.

Cryptography FAQ contains answers to questions regarding Cryptography which is a strategy for securing information. Cryptography expands on the techniques of encryption and decryption to provide more secure mechanisms. This FAQ discusses public key cryptography, secret key cryptography and digital signatures.

Organizations

Electronic Commerce Association provides support, training and publications about electronic commerce.

The National ECRC is a United States federal organization that is an electronic commerce resource center. Its mission is to educate and promote awareness and implementation of electronic commerce.

CommerceNet Consortium is an organization made up of members from banks, telecommunication companys, ISPs, software and services companies. It provides news and information about electronic commerce technologies.

Electronic Commerce Canada is an organization based in Canada that provides its members information and networking opportunities.

The Financial Services Technology Consortium is a consortium of banks, financial services providers, national laboratories, universities, and government agencies who sponsor and participate in non-competitive collaborative research and development on interbank technical projects. It has reports on its meetings and projects.