[AccessD] Digital Signatures

[Bill Benson]

I think the wrinkle with that idea is that the signature must be recorded
on the reviewed document, not something merged later. It's your only proof
they signed THAT (oh and by the way ONLY THAT) document.
On Nov 6, 2015 11:39 AM, "Jeff Barrows" <jeff.developer at gmail.com> wrote:

> Have you considered using ASP.net or some other web app?  I use a very
> simple add-in to collect real signatures from clients, store them on the
> server, and can save the actual document with signatures as a PDF if
> necessary.
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> Thank You,
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> Jeff Barrows
> Jeff.developer at gmail.com
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> On 11/6/15, 10:33 AM, "AccessD on behalf of Charlotte Foust" <
> accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com on behalf of
> charlotte.foust at gmail.com> wrote:
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> >Janet,
> >
> >At my previous full time job, our application did exactly what you're
> >talking about.  We started with it in Access and later migrated it to
> vb.net,
> >but in both cases we used signature tablets from Topaz.  There's work
> >involved, because you have security issues when you store signatures (we
> >encrypted/decrypted ours).  You need to have an API to program to for the
> >tablet.  It's doable, but may not be worth the effort.  There are
> >electronic signature verification services available to validate typed
> >e-signatures, so that might be a better way to go.  Storing signatures
> >electronically is fraught with security issues.
> >
> >Charlotte
> >
> >Charlotte Foust
> >(916) 206-4336
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> >On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 7:36 AM, Janet Erbach <jerbach.db at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Stuart -
> >>
> >> Yes, a digital tablet and pen is what I was referring to.  I have an
> >> inexpensive usb tablet to test with; this is for an employee reviews
> >> application, and the idea is to have the whole thing be paperless.  The
> >> review is completed in the Access app, the supervisor meets with the
> >> employee, and then both would (in theory) sign the document digitally
> using
> >> the pad.
> >>
> >> My husband thinks it's a waste of time to pursue doing this through
> >> access...he says it's bad enough at his workplace getting it to work
> >> properly in C#. He thinks that printing the review, signing the paper,
> and
> >> then scanning it and storing a link to the image is the way to go...
> >>
> >> Janet
> >>
> >> On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 5:24 PM, Stuart McLachlan <
> stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > "What do you mean by "digital signature"?  There are several methods
> of
> >> > "digitally signing"
> >> > something including using public/private key encryption or embedidng a
> >> > facsimile of a written
> >> > signature.   In the latter case, the facsimile can either by scanned
> or
> >> > captured
> >> >
> >> > Do you mean the last case where someone draws on an input device such
> as
> >> a
> >> > graphics pad
> >> > or tries to scrawl their signature with a mouse?  If so, what sort of
> >> > input are you using?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On 5 Nov 2015 at 17:03, Janet Erbach wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Hello!
> >> > >
> >> > > Have any of you implemented a way to capture a digital signature on
> an
> >> > > access form?  I haven't found too much help through google searches.
> >> > > After playing around for awhile with a test form, I found that an
> >> > > unbound bitmap image allows me to get the signature - but it's a
> >> > > clunky interface.  Any ideas for me?
> >> > >
> >> > > Thank you!
> >> > >
> >> > > Janet Erbach
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