Provider No. 40119250Course Number: BX022

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Brian Fong

Digital Signatures

Product Manager Sr. Software Engineer

Peter Noyes

Credit(s) earned on completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.

This course is registered with AIA CES for

continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.

___________________________________________Questions related to specific materials, methods, and services will be addressed at the conclusion of this presentation

Course DescriptionAs more companies implement paperless processes, the importance of providing authentic and genuine digital signatures is more relevant than ever. Revu allows users to create digital IDs, place signature fields in PDFs, certify and sign PDF documents and validate other users’ signatures

1. Navigate the digital signature options in Revu

2. Distinguish between digital and electronic signatures

3. Create your own digital signature

4. Best practices in managing digital signatures and compatibility

Learning Objectives

The Basics• The What and How• Digital IDs

Workflows• Signatures and Certificates• Signing documents with multiple signatures• Best Practices

Considerations• Paying for Signatures• Compatibility

What we’re Covering

1869 – Telegraphs [Howley v. Whipple, 48 N.H. 487]

1980 – Fax machines

ESIGN

ESIGN Sec. 106 Definitions

ELECTRONIC - The term `electronic' means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.

ELECTRONIC RECORD - The term `electronic record' means a contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means.

ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE - The term `electronic signature' means an electronic sound, symbol, or process, attached to or logically associated with a contract or other record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record.

Electronic and Digital Signatures

Electronic Signature Digital Signature

1. A type of electronic signature

2. PDF Thumbprint validates and ensures confidence.

3. Based on standard PKI technology and digital identification (ID).

What is a Digital Signature?

Why Digital Signatures?

User is AuthenticDocument has not been modified

User is AuthenticChanges have been made

User is UnknownDocument has not been modified

Signature is InvalidDocument has been modified

User is UnknownChanges have been made

Windows Certificate Store

----------------------------------------------------------------------------Trusted Users---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Authenticity

Integrity

//110011000110010101010000111110011011001100011001001101110011011011001101001011

11//

//110011000110010101010000111110011011001100011001001101110011011011001101001011

11//

//110011000110010101010000111110011011001100011001001101110011011011001101

00101111//

??110011000110010101010000111110011000110011001001101101101110110110011010

010111??

Integrity

Non Repudiation and the Digital ID

Non Repudiation and the Digital ID

• Identifies who you are• Who vouches for you?• Can it be secured?

1. Create it Yourself

2. From a Certificate Authority

GlobalSign, Identrust, Verisign, etc.

3. From your Organization

IT Departments can issue them.

Where can I get a Digital ID?

Questions?

1. Navigate the digital signature options in Revu

2. Distinguish between digital and electronic signatures

3. Create your own digital signature

4. Best practices in managing digital signatures and compatibility

Learning Objectives

Digital Signatures in Action…

//11001100011001010101000011

11100110110011000110010011

0111001101101100110100101111//

111100110001100101010100001111100110110011000110010011011100110110110011010010

111100

//110011000110010101010000111110011011001100011001001101110011011011001101001011

11//

//11001100011001010101000011111001101100110001100100110111001101101100110100101111//

////1100110001100101010100001111100110110011000110010011011100110110110011010011/

///

//11001100011001010101000011111001101100110001100100110111001101101100110100101111//

//////001100011001010101000011111001101100110001100100110111001101101100110100/////

/

Multiple Signatures on the Same Document

//110011000110010101010000111110011011001100011001001101110011011011001101001011

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//110011000110010101010000111110011011001100011001001101110011011011001101001011

11//

//110011000110010101010000111110011011001100011001001101110011011011001101001011

11//

//110011000110010101010000111110011011001100011001001101110011011011001101001011

11//

101100110001100101010100001111100110110011000110010011011100110110110011010010

1111//

100100110001100101010100001111100110110011000110010011011100110110110011010010

1111//

Signing Multipage Documents

//110011000110010101010000111110011011001100011001001101110011011011001101001011

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//110011000110010101010000111110011011001100011001001101110011011011001101001011

11//

//110011000110010101010000111110011011001100011001001101110011011011001101001011

11//

//110011000110010101010000111110011011001100011001001101110011011011001101001011

11//

101100110001100101010100001111100110110011000110010011011100110110110011010010

1111//

100100110001100101010100001111100110110011000110010011011100110110110011010010

1111//

110100110001100101010100001111100110110011000110010011011100110110110011010010111100

New Document

Signed Document

Compatibility?

Acrobat Revu

Windows Certificate Store

Acrobat

Revu----------------------------------------------------------------------------Trusted Users---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Windows Certificate Store

Acrobat

Revu----------------------------------------------------------------------------Trusted Users---------------------------------------------------------------------------

In Adobe Acrobat

Paying for Signatures?• From a Certificate Authority

• Qualify your recipient

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TrustedCertificate Authorities---------------

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GlobalSignIdentrustVerisignetc…

The Basics• The What and How• Digital IDs

Workflows• Signatures and Certificates• Signing documents with multiple signatures• Best Practices

Considerations• Paying for Signatures• Compatibility

Summary

1. Navigate the digital signature options in Revu

2. Distinguish between digital and electronic signatures

3. Create your own digital signature

4. Best practices in managing digital signatures and

compatibility

Learned Objectives

This concludes The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Systems Course

Conclusion

Questions?

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