>The financial industry has actually created its own system - I forget >the name, some like a Gold Bond Certification - that it requires for >certain "high-importance" transactions (e.g., a document asserting you >own some stock for which you've lost the certificates).
That's a medallion signature guarantee provided by a bank or similar institution. Unlike a notary, the guarantee means something, with the institution accepting liability for forgery. Not surprisingly, it's a rare bank bank who will do this for anyone who isn't already a customer. At my bank, the same person happens to be a notary and the guarantee officer and she knows me, so she just asks which stamp I want. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medallion_signature_guarantee http://www.sec.gov/answers/sigguar.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
