A law that would allow electronic signatures to seal legally binding documents is scheduled to take effect on Oct. 1, but don't throw away your pens just yet. Electronic signatures aren't simply digital representations of the handwritten variety. In fact, they're . . .
A law that would allow electronic signatures to seal legally binding documents is scheduled to take effect on Oct. 1, but don't throw away your pens just yet. Electronic signatures aren't simply digital representations of the handwritten variety. In fact, they're generally invisible. The leading signature technologies depend on coded messages and certificates, using what is called public key encryption. Messages are passed through a trusted third party, to assure that the transaction originated with a legitimate sender and that no one has tampered with it.

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