Enabling On-line Commerce
by Jim Miller

Table of Contents

• Enabling On-line Commerce
• The World Wide Web Consortium
• Commerce on the Web
• Trust, not just Security
• Elements of Trust
• Technical Agenda
• Metadata
• Resource Description Framework (RDF)
• Transmitting metadata
• Sample PICS Label
• Digital Signature Initiative
• Signatures Don't Establish Trust
• Trust Management (REFEREE)
• Negotiation (PEP or HTTP-NG)
• Putting it Together
• Non-technical Issues
• Current Status