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Could it be used as a source of entropy for cryptographic purposes?

• basementcat 7y ago
  Or a mechanism to transmit prescription drug parameters.
• JoshTriplett 7y ago
  I've often described my "signature" as "more of a one-time pad than a signature". I honestly find it shocking that anything in the modern world still considers a signature as any form of authentication whatsoever. (Nobody actually compares the signatures, and yet somehow people see signing as meaningful.)
  • abraae 7y ago
    You are probably thinking of the experience in e.g restaurants in the US. In our business, we very much do verify signatures. The primary goal is to establish whether the signatures are intended to be the same - not as some kind of forgery detector.
  • penagwin 7y ago
    When you sign for a credit card it's so the company can show you the signature if you think it might be fraud (forgot but recognize your signature) They're also useful for acknowledgements in paper work. They aren't for authenticating that you're you, they're just extra information.