legal model refers to the set of laws and agreements that somehow contribute to the regulation of e-commerce. In Guatemala, the first since last October 2008 decree went into effect from 1947 to 2008, Law for the recognition of communications and electronic signatures.
imporant elements Decree 47-2008
1. Digital Signature: The digital signature can be defined as an electronic data stream (bits) obtained by applying to one message in an algorithm (mathematical formula) or asymmetrical encryption public key, which is functionally equivalent to the signature in order to identify the author of that be the message [1]. The digital signature is then a set of characters attached to the message being sent and will serve as an identifier of authorship.
2. Promoting Electronic Commerce: legal validity is granted to all types of communication or transaction by electronic means which will give greater security to the consumer.
3. Certification Authorities: The third and final element in question refers to the certification units. A unit of certification is a trusted, responsible for issuing and revoking digital certificates or certificates, used in electronic signatures, for which uses public key cryptography [2].
References
[1] Tuguialegal.com. What is and what is the digital signature. Available: http://www.tuguialegal.com/firmadigital1.htm .
[2] Wikipedia.org. Certification Authority. Available: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoridad_de_certificaci% C3% B3n .