Patent ID: 9698992
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method of signing an electronic document using an Analog-to-Digital (AD) information, the method executable at a server, the method comprising: receiving, from an electronic device, via an encrypted connection of a communication network a signature generation request file, the signature generation request file having been generated by the electronic device by executing: generating a final signature confirmation file; the final signature confirmation file including a hyperlink to the electronic document to be signed and to the AD information associated with the user, both the electronic document to be signed and the AD information associated with the user accessible via the server via a hyperlink included in the final signature confirmation file, the final signature confirmation file being without the digital signature; transmitting the final signature confirmation file to the electronic address associated with the user; storing an encrypted digital signature file for a pre-determined period of time; executing one of: prior to the receiving the signature generation request file, storing a sample AD information associated with the user, the user being a trusted user; comparing the received AD information with the sample AD information to verify that the signature generation request file is received from the trusted user; and wherein the generating the final signature confirmation file is executed only in response to a positive verification of the AD information.