Digital Signatures

As Creighton University reached deeper into online education we (IT) are being asked to provide a solution to allow distance students to ‘sign’ electronic documents as they pertain to their educational pursuits.  Documents like Dissertation proposal forms, plan of study document, etc. are used by traditional students and physically signed by program personnel and the student as they are guiding documents tailored for each student.  As our distance student population grows we are beginning to recognize where some of our traditional practices have to change to meet new demands.  We do not have a PKI infrastructure in place today so this initiative will be from the ground up.

Have others implemented digital signature solutions to address the needs of distance students?  If so, what products are being used and how successful have these programs been, are these solutions used across campus or only for small populations, and are these standalone solutions or are you integration digital signatures into other application? 

Thanks,

Bryan McLaughlin

Information Security Officer

Creighton University

We are discussing Electronic Signatures too.  I’ve never found anything suggesting InCommon provided an Electronic Signatures service.   Is this something I overlooked?

Brady McClenon

Senior Server Administrator

SUNY Oneonta

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