Abstract: A process for time-stamping a digital document is provided. The process provides a certificate which not only allows for the authentication of a document at a later time but which includes a name or nickname which allows for the unique identification of the document at a later time. The name or nickname provided in accordance with the present invention is not only simple and concise but allows for the self-authentication of the document which it refers to. The name can be used when two independent parties desire to refer to the same unique document in a quick and simple way.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 21, 1997
Date of Patent:
July 14, 1998
Assignee:
Surety Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
Stuart A. Haber, W. Scott Stornetta, Jr.