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I do wonder about that for self-hosting a service like this. But how often do actual disputes arise between parties as to whether a document was actually signed
by _ea1k 3y ago
I do wonder about that for self-hosting a service like this. But how often do actual disputes arise between parties as to whether a document was actually signed or fraudulently altered?
TBH, even a contract rests on a certain amount of trust between the involved parties.
- somery 3y agoWhen selfhosting it - it's possible to connect AWS S3 to store the documents - AWS with S3 logs could be used as a source of trust to ensure the documents are not altered.
- yencabulator 3y agoNothing prevents the person running the software from submitting a "bad document" stating anything they want, with plausible IPs and timestamps etc. That is the problem. A third party like DocuSign is somewhat comparable to using an escrow company to buy a house. You trust the escrow company to not steal the money, but you don't have to trust the seller. You trust DocuSign to not forge document metadata.
- croes 3y agoIt's not about how often but about if a dispute arises. If in that case the signature can't be trusted why signing in the first place?