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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT CERTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION

  • US 20010011350A1
  • Filed: 07/02/1997
  • Published: 08/02/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/03/1996
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for electronically certifying electronic documents, the method comprising:

  • receiving a request to certify an electronic document from a certification requester;

    extracting from the electronic document a digital certification signature that is unique to the electronic document;

    providing a certification identifier that is associated to the digital certification signature;

    storing certification information for the electronic document, the certification information including an association between the certification identifier and the digital certification signature; and

    transmitting the certification identifier to the certification requester.

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