Michael Froomkin writes:
The law does not specify how an electronic document must be signed, but Barassi and others say it probably will mean coding the text and typed signature so they cannot be changed by anyone other than the writer.
Before you get all hot under the collar, may I note that I've known Barassi for more than a year, and he is very technically sophisticated. Allow for some reporter-garble. Barassi understands digital signatures as well as you do.
I never said or even (should you be a telepath) thought that he didn't. Heck, I've PGP-signed documents which I've then had to FAX to people. :) OCR is your friend, eh? No, I was responding to the person who was distrustful of the law's requirement for certified signatures. DON'T WAIT FOR THE GUVMINT TO CREATE A CERTIFYING AGENCY -- start your own and get some momentum. Makes it much harder for them to claim that PGP won't work because there's no central signature registry. PGP doesn't require a central registry, but then again it doesn't disallow it either. -russ <nelson@crynwr.com> http://www.crynwr.com/~nelson Crynwr Software | Crynwr Software sells packet driver support | PGP ok 11 Grant St. | +1 315 268 1925 voice | It's no mistake to err on Potsdam, NY 13676 | +1 315 268 9201 FAX | the side of freedom.