Master's Thesis from the year 2008 in the subject Computer Science - IT-Security, grade: A, Strayer University (Computer Science), course: CIS 590, language: English, abstract: This research study attempts to answer the main question of what would be the impact of encryption on long term electronic records retention and retrieval. Since these records have been archived for many years, the potential for loosing the encryption key, the encryption software, or the link between the key and specific records increases considerably. Encryption has proven itself throughout history as a very effective...