EU Draft Digital Signature Directive

[Ian Brown]

> surely it would be possible to agree
> a contract with your bank for them to accept your pgp-signed
> instructions as though they were written, signed instructions?

I would intrigued to know what (if any) cryptographic procedures Barclay's
home-banking software uses... Since it can make transfers out of your
account, they must need *some* security. No doubt you have to sign a
contract assuming all liability when you start using it.

Ian.