?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+role+of+the+notary+in+secure+electronic+commerce&rft.creator=Smith%2C+Leslie+Gordon&rft.subject=Notarial+act&rft.subject=Notary&rft.subject=electronic+commerce&rft.subject=e-commerce&rft.subject=information+security&rft.subject=digital+information&rft.description=The+profession+of+the+notary+is+at+a+cross+roads.+The+Notary+operates+in+a+world+of+paperbased+transactions+where+the+use+of+traditional+signatures+and+seals+are+mandatory.+The+practices+and+procedures+which+have+evolved+over+centuries+simply+cannot+be+applied+directly+in+a+digital+environment.%0A%0A%0A%0AEstablishing+a+framework+for+the+authentication+of+computer-based+information+in+today's+commercial+environment+requires+a+familiarity+with+concepts+and+professional+skills+from+both+the+legal+and+computer+security+fields.+Combining+these+two+disciplines+is+not+an+easy+task.+Concepts+from+the+information+security+field+often+correspond+only+loosely+with+concepts+from+the+legal+field%2C+even+in+situations+where+the+terminology+is+similar.%0A%0A%0A%0AThis+thesis+explores+the+history+of+the+Notary%2C+the+fundamental+concepts+of+e-commerce%2C+the+importance+of+the+digital+or+electronic+signature+and+the+role+of+the+emerging+%26quotCyber%22+or+%26quotElectronic%22+Notary+(E-Notary)+in+the+world+of+electronic+commerce.+The+research+investigates+whether+or+not+the+functions+of+the+%26quotNotary+Public%22+can+successfully+evolve+in+the+world+of+E-Commerce%2C+and+if+so+what+are+the+ramifications.%0A%0A%0A%0AThis+thesis+comprises+a+survey+and+critical+analysis+of+proposed+architectures+and+implementations+for+%26quotElectronic+Notary+Services%22+in+an+Internet+based%2C+electronic+commerce+environment.+It+includes+an+analysis+of+relevant+historical+and+legal+factors+relevant+to+these+emerging+technologies.+Given+the+highly+dynamic+nature+of+this+topic%2C+this+thesis+does+not+propose+or+recommend+a+single+architecture+or+implementation+but+emphasises+the+need+for+further+research+not+only+into+technological+factors+but+also+into+the+real+legal+and+social+needs+that+affect+the+role+of+the+E-Notary.%0A%0A%0A%0AThe+approach+undertaken+was+an+analytical+approach+to+the+available+current+documentation+against+input+from+leading+practitioners+included+practicing+Notaries+from+Australia%2C+the+United+States+and+the+Court+of+Faculties+-+London.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2006&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F16407%2F1%2FLeslie_Smith_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=Smith%2C+Leslie+Gordon+(2006)+The+role+of+the+notary+in+secure+electronic+commerce.+Masters+by+Research+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F16407%2F&rft.rights=Copyright+Leslie+Gordon+Smith&rft.identifier=Information+Security+Institute%3B+Division+of+Research+and+Innovation