Exploring Digital Signatures Secrecy in Web-Platform: Client-Side Cryptographic Operations
Online signature platforms confront critical security challenges, notably exposing sensitive documents to third-party applications. This paper presents a novel client-side cryptographic model that enhances document secrecy and key management by performing cryptographic operations within the user’s browser. By employing one-time certificates, our model eliminates document uploads, reducing the risk of leakage and private key compromise. Aligned with Claude Shannon’s information theory, our approach ensures robust secrecy while remaining compatible with existing digital signatures. Our implementation demonstrates practical performance, offers a significant advancement in secure digital signatures, addressing vulnerabilities in traditional web-based platforms.
Authors
- Lucas Mayr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8066-8917)
- Wellington Fernandes Silvano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7424-9007)
- Ricardo Felipe Custódio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9611-5694)
- Frederico Schardong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4492-163X)
- Gabriel Cabral
Institutions
- Polydoro Ernani de São Thiago University Hospital (BR)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2024-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5753/sbseg.2024.241786
- Primary Topic
- Cryptography and Data Security
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology