Digital Signature Guidelines - Free Download

The "Guidelines" describe a system for ensuring the identity of the holder of a private key, for making digital signatures as usable in commerce and in legal proceedings as a written signature on paper, and for ascribing appropriate responsibility to those engaged in electronic commerce should one of the parties involved deny liability under the transaction. Those engaging in electronic commerce will want to know that the message and the electronic "signature" attached to the message can both be verified and can be used in court to bind the "signer" to the deal. Looking ahead, the American Bar Association Section of Science and Technology Law has produced the first legal overview of the use of cryptology, electronic signatures, and entity authentication over an open network like the Internet. The resulting document is called the Digital Signature Guidelines, now available online for FREE from the ABA.

For your convenience, we have provided the "Guidelines" in a number of formats. Please select one that works best for you.

ds-mas9w.wpd (557 kb) - WordPerfect
ds-mas9w.zip (119 kb) - "zipped" WordPerfect

ds-ms.doc (716 kb) - Microsoft Word 7
ds-ms.zip (164 kb) - "zipped" Microsoft Word 7

Hard Copies of the "Digital Signature Guidelines" are available for $34.95, plus shipping and handling. Order Now!