METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR AN ELECTRONIC CONTRACT

A method and system for digitally signing an electronic contract document. An electronic communication contains an identifier, a message, which includes the document, and a digital signature generated with a private key of an asymmetric key pair (247). The identifier may be used to retrieve a corres...

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Hauptverfasser:	WHEELER, LYNN HENRY, WHEELER, ANNE M
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	ADVERTISING CALCULATING CHECKING-DEVICES CODING OR CIPHERING APPARATUS FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC OR OTHERPURPOSES INVOLVING THE NEED FOR SECRECY COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS COMPUTING COUNTING CRYPTOGRAPHY DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES DISPLAY EDUCATION ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING ELECTRICITY PHYSICS SEALS SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Zusammenfassung:	A method and system for digitally signing an electronic contract document. An electronic communication contains an identifier, a message, which includes the document, and a digital signature generated with a private key of an asymmetric key pair (247). The identifier may be used to retrieve a corresponding public key (287) and account information pertaining to the sender of the message. The public key may be used to authenticate the sender and the message. A device containing the private key may be used to protect the privacy thereof. The device may also generate a verification status indicator corresponding to verification data input into the device. The indicator may also be used as evidence that the sender of a contract document performed an overt act in causing the electronic communication to be digitally signed. A security profile linked to the public key in a secure database indicates security characteristics of the device.