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Do eQSLs need Digital Signatures and Public Keys?

April 26, 2017digital eqsls keys public signatures

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Do eQSLs need Digital Signatures and Public Keys?

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by Dave Morris, N5UP, Founder and Webmaster, eQSL.cc March 15, 2001 (This topic has the potential to make your eyes glaze over, but I’ll try to keep you awake!) There has been quite a bit of discussion and confusion about whether or not eQSLs are secure, and whether or not someone needs to add encryption or digital signatures or public keys or some other kind of security to them. Unless you are familiar with these technologies, it can seem overwhelming. Let’s start with a comparison of 2 very different concepts of how to handle eQSLs.