Hi all, I just wanted to clear something. Signing a document ( i.e. file ) is NOT an identification ! Showing your ID card to someone is identification, also entering password to your account ( with or without the use of Kerberos ). Therefore all the picture issue is out of context here. Signing a document just says that you are legally connected to the document. Of course, every signature that is a template to future signatures, and that may be compared with future signatures, must be backed by identification. For example, when you first open your bank account, you had to show your ID card. You then signed a template signature. Every check you sign may be compared to this template signature. The keysigning party is just giving your template signature. Regarding the usage of signed mail. What's the purpose ? What is my motivation to sign my mail ? Do I need someone to sue me just because he was offended of me using informal "Hi" instead of formal "Hello" ? The keysigning party is important for future use. If my bank ask me to digitally sign a document, I can use my signature signed by "<well known third party>" to sign this document. It is up to the bank to accept or reject this signature. This imply that only when the law community ( lawyers, courts etc. ) widely accepts digital signature, these signatures will be practically used.
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