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Re: dna ink
Eric Hughes says:
> From: "Perry E. Metzger" <[email protected]>
>
> Digital "signatures" are the first real unforgeable authentication
> technology mankind has developed.
>
> Impossibility is a pretty strong concept, and here, as elsewhere, it's
> an exaggeration.
Naturally -- but the other methods were complete jokes -- forging a
signature requires nothing more than a pen and slight practice.
> The concept of forgery adheres to
> the person committing the act, not the act itself.
Indeed -- which is why witnesses used to be the primary verification
technology, and not graphologists...
Perry