Fax Signatures

Found on Bruce Schneier on Monday, 02 June 2008
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There is so little security in fax signatures that it's mind-boggling that anyone accepts them.

I've signed book contracts, credit card authorizations, nondisclosure agreements and all sorts of financial documents -- all by fax. I even have a scanned file of my signature on my computer, so I can virtually cut and paste it into documents and fax them directly from my computer without ever having to print them out.

Funny, I do the same. I don't bother with a fax machine; my old modem will do just fine and copy&paste works perfectly. Even banks don't complain.