Many kinds of electronic commerce require the ability to provide persistent proof that someone has authorized a transaction. One way to provide such proof is to associate a digital signature with data generated as the result of a transaction, such as a purchase order or other financial document. Netscape Communicator changes that.
Communicator allows users to digitally sign transactions.
Called Form Signing, this technology allows Web sites to ask users to digitally sign transactions, thus providing the higher level of assurance that a verifiable digital signature brings. Form Signing allows any kind of agreement to be digitally signed, including a checking account application form, a funds transfer, an online credit card purchase, or any other Web-based string of text. To use form signing, the user needs Communicator 4.04 or later and a Digital Certificate. For more information on how Form Signing works, please click here . And, on the server side, the Netscape Signature Verification Tool allows Web sites to identify the signer and verify the signature.