Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about signed documents

On 1/31/19 7:50 AM, James Knott wrote:
> On 01/31/2019 10:33 AM, Tom Williams wrote:
> > Hi!  I recently learned LibreOffice 6 supports PGP signed documents.
> > My question:  why would anyone want to digitally sign a document?
> When you take out a loan, etc., don't you sign the document?  There are
> many times you sign things.  This is just  a digital way to verify you
> did.  Without this, you'd have to print out the document, sign it and
> then get it to the recipient.  With digital signing, you digitally sign
> it and then can email it, right from LibreOffice.
Now, this is interesting.  So, the digital signing you describe would 
generate a digital version of my signature?  I have experience with 
digitally signing a document, using a third party service, like 
DocuSign.  In those cases, a "signature" font is used to represent my 
actual signature.  I initially though the digital signing LibreOffice 
supported added a digital signature to the document, itself, providing 
some verification that I am who I claim to be.  Does it also add the 
signature, in the manner you describe?

Thanks!

Peace...

"The Other" Tom


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