What is an Authentic Document ID?
An Authentic Document ID is a Class 3 certificate that allows you to perform digital notarizations, using VeriSign’s Authentic Document Service, for the purpose of authenticating documents. VeriSign Authentic Document IDs are used to create and send a signed fingerprint (hash) of the original document to VeriSign’s Authentic Document Service (the original document never leaves the requestor’s personal computer). Upon receipt, the Authentic Document Service verifies the validity of the signature. After the signature is verified, the signed fingerprint is digitally time-stamped to create a digital receipt, which is delivered to the requestor’s personal computer. The signed fingerprint submitted by the requestor is also stored by VeriSign, and can be made accessible to the appropriate parties at a later date for dispute resolution and auditing purposes.
