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Where and how are timestamps used?

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Where and how are timestamps used?

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Timestamps can be used to comply with regulations and legislation on electronic data where it is necessary to prove at a later date the integrity of the data. Timestamps can be used in a wide variety of applications, such as banking, insurance, ICT, intellectual property and copyright related businesses. Timestamps can be easily integrated into any existing archiving solutions, document management systems, or other applications or processes. Applicability of timestamping is not dependent on file or record type and can be applied to a record with any size. Here are just some examples of data that can be timestamped: • Documents (DOC, PDF, ODF, etc.) • Log files (audit, transaction, etc.) • E-mails • Pictures, audio and video files (JPG, MPG, MP3, etc.