Assurance Hierarchies in B2C Electronic Commerce

Published

February 1, 2001

Author(s)

Gordon E. Lyon, Hai C. Tang

Abstract

Electronic commerce (e-commerce) is defined as a broad, interdisciplinary field addressing the automation of business practices via open, globally spanning, Internet public access. E-commerce shows great promise in improving the efficiency of current business practices and in fostering completely new forms of business transactions. However, business concerns must be addressed in pursuing commercial objectives on the Internet. Assurance is among these: Identity, trust, and reputation are essential elements in any business deal. Unfortunately, with physical presence lacking, Internet business participants must rely upon other means to establish identity and assess reputation. The discussion explores frameworks for establishing assurance within constraints of the e-commerce process.

Citation

- 6713

Report Number

6713

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

Download Paper

https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.6713

Keywords

ASP, assurance, B2C, electronic commerce, framework, implementation, reputation, World Wide Web

Citation

Lyon, G. and Tang, H. (2001), Assurance Hierarchies in B2C Electronic Commerce, - 6713, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.6713 (Accessed May 2, 2024)