Digital Signatures

A digital signature is a mathematical scheme for demonstrating the authenticity of a digital message or document.  A digital signature gives a recipient reason to believe and have confidence that the message was created by a known sender and not altered in transit.  There are differences between electronic and digital signatures, even though those terms are sometimes used interchangeably.  

An electronic signature is merely a representation of a person in the form of a digitized image of a handwritten signature and can be easily replicated from one document to another by copying the image.  Digital signatures have a higher level of security in that they cryptographically bind an electronic identity to an electronic document and the digital signature cannot be copied to another document.  Any change to a digitally signed document invalidates the signature. 

A digital signature allows the reporter to electronically certify and ensure that a transcript is authentic.  Simply look for the Signatures tab on the transcript to view the certification status indicating that the document is certified.  Signature properties, such as certificate details, contact information and validation method, may also be viewed by the recipient.

The Memphis certified court reporters at Omega Reporting provide a digitally signed PDF transcript for every transcript produced, giving our clients the ultimate assurance that the transcript is authentic.