Patent ID: 8578168
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: G07D,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for preparing a verifiable document containing content, said method comprising: accessing an identification code and a private key of a smart card of an authenticating agent, wherein the smart card is to be supplied to a user with the verifiable document; adding, by the authenticating agent, the identification code of the smart card to an electronic version of the verifiable document that contains the content of the verifiable document to require that the identification code of the smart be accessed to authenticate the verifiable document by an inspecting authority; digitally signing the electronic version of the verifiable document using the private key of the smart card; editing the content of the verifiable document contained in the electronic version of the document to add a note that the verifiable document provides a proof of ownership or entitlement only when the verifiable document is presented for inspection along with the smart card; printing the digitally signed electronic version of the verifiable document in a machine-readable format onto a print medium; and supplying the print medium and the smart card to the user.