On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 04:53, David Shaw <ds...@jabberwocky.com> wrote:
> I knew a man (a lawyer, as it happened) who always signed documents with > several loops in a row. When I asked him why he didn't use a "real" > signature (i.e. why he didn't sign his name), he just grinned and said > "Who's to say this isn't my signature?" My own signature is sufficiently > unreadable that it could safely be described as a "mark". > Speaking of which, there was this<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/us/28cursive.html>article recently on how people aren't learning cursive writing anymore and this makes (physical) signature verification more difficult. My signature is a semi-readable cursive "Jerome Baum" (read: "Jer~~~ B~~~" ;) ) so I should be safe, but I'm wondering how secure it actually is? Anybody know a good article on physical signature security? I know the analyses are all about writing speed and pressure but it would be good to see this "dumbed down" for casual reading. -- Jerome Baum tel +49-1578-8434336 email jer...@jeromebaum.com -- PGP: A0E4 B2D4 94E6 20EE 85BA E45B 63E4 2BD8 C58C 753A PGP: 2C23 EBFF DF1A 840D 2351 F5F5 F25B A03F 2152 36DA
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