RE: Notary services requirements -- directions?

["Miguel Rodriguez" <mars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree with Mr Moor's point of view.

Miguel A Rodriguez
SeguriData
Mexico

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> Subject: Re: Notary services requirements -- directions?
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> 
> 
> Seems to me, the list is struggling with two different issues:
> 
> 1) the protocols and standards associated with verifying the
>     authenticity of a document over very long periods; and
> 
> 2) the potential use of such technology to maintain the legal
>     validity of documents that were presumably electronically
>     notarized by human notaries.
> 
> I believe it is possible for the WG to achieve #1 without being
> concerned about #2.  If specific business groups (Notaries) wish
> to create legal bindings around the technical protocols, so be it.
> The technical standards should support that outcome without being
> concerned about what human notaries do - value-added integrators,
> software & hardware vendors will worry about that using the
> standards & protocols established by this WG.
> 
> Since legitimate businesses - even outside the notarial areas -
> will have use for such technology, it behooves this group to
> maintain focus on #1 without being concerned about #2.
> 
> I would recommend the use of something along the lines of
> "Long-term Data Validation Protocol" to remain industry-neutral.
> 
> Arshad Noor
> StrongAuth, Inc.