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Subject: digital signatures


Hi,


still working on digital signatures brochure, I'm a bit stuck at the point explaining
to a user how to verify the signature of a signed document

IMHO, it's still quite hard for an average user to understand what's going on when
opening a signed document (also the case in non-ODF applications, by the way)

It touches the subject of interoperability and the OASIS DSS-X Visible Signatures
Profile, but I think the key of successfully adopting digital signature support is a
user-friendly, in-your-face approach, instead of the now somewhat confusing or
easy to miss dialogs or (small) messages / icons in a status bar.

For instance, when opening a signed document with a valid signature, a green
popup / large sidebar could be shown with some basic info and (if available) a
picture of the signer (that could be added when signing, using SignerImage)

A detail window could show the certificate chain in a nice graphical way without
too much detail.

Of course, it could be a yellow/orange box when the certificate has expired and
a red when the document is changed after signing or something similar

I've included a very basic example on how this could look (in attachment), just
a thought, but perhaps useful.


Best regards,

Bart

digitallysigneddoc.odg



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