Collaborate Disseminate
Assuming that you are not given any other choice than to implement digital handwritten signatures. That is, a signature pad (or even a computer mouse) is used to generate a digital signature which is stored as an image. The signature is pa… Continue reading How to prevent copying of digtal (handwritten) signatures? [duplicate]
For once, I’m not talking about digital signatures. I’m talking about good old-fashioned pen and paper signatures.
Should I protect my signature like I protect my passwords? Is it a genuine security risk if my signature is known? Intuitive… Continue reading Is it a security risk for a signature to be publicly available? [duplicate]
Many living politicians’ signatures are found online or can handily be acquired (You can write them, and their letters will contain their signature). Thus do they use a different signature for personal private documents? If n… Continue reading How do living politicians protect their readily obtainable signatures from misuse?
Is there any scientific survey about this?
I could imagine an experiment like this:
100 people provide at least 3 times their signature (e.g. with different pens)
Each of them gets all 3 example signatures of e.g. 2 other people and has… Continue reading How accurate are people at determining the validity of a signature?
In What to do after I signed a blank sheet of paper given to me by my manager?, a distressed individual (B) has signed a blank piece of paper and given it to an adversary (A).
A has openly stated to B that her intention is … Continue reading Is it possible to verify that a signature was made prior to the content of the document it is found on?
Why are hand-written signatures still so commonly used? Can they actually prove anything?
Two assumptions:
If anyone wants to forge my signature I’m sure they will be able to do it. Even my own signature looks a little bit different eve… Continue reading Why are hand-written signatures still so commonly used?