Re: [pkix] Research question: Witnessing by digital signature

"Henry B. Hotz" <hotz@jpl.nasa.gov> Fri, 11 June 2010 01:09 UTC

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There was something signed into law by Bill Clinton (during his second term) in front of a bunch of TV cameras.  Does that count?

On Jun 10, 2010, at 1:01 PM, Stephen Wilson wrote:

> 
> Has any work been done in PKIX or elsewhere on formal witnessing of 
> digital signatures?  And/or ... does anyone in the group know of real 
> life instances where a digital signature is witnesses and attested to 
> using another dig sig? 
> 
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