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.
Doh! So set up a business which certifies PGP signatures. What you do is take money from people in exchange for a sheet of paper which contains the PGP fingerprint, and a notarized copy of the person's driver's license, credit card, or whatever. Once you get that piece of paper, you sign the person's PGP key with your business's key. You certify that you have the piece of paper on file, and will provide it upon payment of some small fee. There. A signature registry. And you can even do it through a service like First Virtual, or Digicash or Cybercash. The only reason I haven't done it is because I have other business with a higher margin, and there's only so much Russell to go around. -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.