Secure communication protocol for preserving E-tendering integrity
Rong Wen Du, Ernest Foo, Colin Boyd, Brian F. Fitzgerald · QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) · 2004
This paper presents a secure communication protocol which can be used as the framework for an e-tendering scheme. This protocol is focused on securing the integrity of tendering documents and ensuring that a secure record of document generation is kept. Our protocol provides a mechanism to manage e-tendering contract evidence as a legal record in a unique and effective manner. It is the starting point of reliable record keeping. To a certain extent, it also addresses existing security problems in the traditional tendering processes.