On May 7, 2011, at 11:04 PM, Jerome Baum wrote: > 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 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.
I bookmarked this at one point: www.thomasgroganfde.com/pdf/Article_Protect_Identity.pdf He gives a few recommendations (cross your own lines frequently, consistency is important, think about using a different signature for legal matters vs correspondence, etc). How good the advice is I couldn't say, but I found it and some other documents on the site interesting reading. David _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
