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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
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