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Zero-Trust Architecture Is Incomplete
Without Digital Signatures
Zero trust is often mistakenly understood as merely a matter of cybersecurity; however,
adhering to zero trust is a crucial factor in agency IT modernization.
By Geoff Mroz, Principal Digital Strategist, Adobe
By design, zero trust mandates that all resources, regardless of physical or network location, undergo
verification, authentication, and thorough authorization before being allowed access to another resource.
The Office of Management and Budget has set 2024 as the target date for the completion of a zero trust
architecture throughout the Federal government.
Agencies are simultaneously in the midst of the largest digital transformation they have ever undertaken.
The pandemic expedited this change, often resulting in hasty and makeshift solutions. On the path to
lasting modernization, zero trust must be assumed in every digital interaction, of which signatures are
among the most prolific.
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