IT-security in E-engineering - challenges and solutions

Organizational innovations like Global Engineering and the growing importance of the Internet as a communication backbone for distributed processes induce a risk for the integrity as well as the confidentiality of digital product data. This paper gives an overview of the challenges and technical solutions in the area of IT security for E-Engineering. Basic technologies and specific solutions for CAD and product data in general are presented and an outlook towards further research in this field is given.