2011/5/7 Ingo Klöcker <kloec...@kde.org> > This explains why digital signatures with legally binding date often > (always?) require a timestamp by a certified third party. >
Not always (every statement of intent is binding, even w/out a notary), but e.g. over here (Germany) for a digital signature to reach a certain level of documentation, you will need a certification on the signature date -- even if the date isn't important, the certification is there to confirm the key was valid at the (actual) time of signing. BTW, the laws here enforce the keys to have an expiration date to reach that level. On digital signatures being legally binding, apparently a scanned bitmap of your signature is enough to be "binding" (as would be no signature), just that it isn't very strong documentation. -- Jerome Baum tel +49-1578-8434336 email jer...@jeromebaum.com -- PGP: A0E4 B2D4 94E6 20EE 85BA E45B 63E4 2BD8 C58C 753A PGP: 2C23 EBFF DF1A 840D 2351 F5F5 F25B A03F 2152 36DA
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