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Questions for USB-DIG #26

Open rafael opened 5 years ago

rafael commented 5 years ago

Questions from @brirams:

Questions

this one's really big. i wonder what kind of pre-work can be done to break this down a bit.
what kind of digital signature services, if any, can be used? what are the legal requirements here and how can we make sure we conform? open source options?
storing docs alone will be one project(frontend to upload, send email/notifications once ready, store signed and unsigned side by side, expiry, etc)
authentication bits will be interesting. can we assume that'll be done for us already?
i'd say this is a large project for sure but very parallelizable.

alescode commented 5 years ago

Great questions. Definitely need more time to research all of this properly, I'm happy to be assigned as the go-to person during the hackathon to help participants that are interested in this project in particular.

refo44 commented 5 years ago

Is possible to develop a blockchain based solution as an alternative to the digital signature?

renequero commented 5 years ago

I think blockchain is the way to go, there is a great article in Medium, check it out https://medium.com/digital-realm/blockchain-document-verification-f9e40b708100

alescode commented 5 years ago

I know the tech is super exciting, but I have recommend against attempting blockchain solutions for this particular challenge. Blockchain tech experimental, complex, very costly in terms of fees, and it'll take a long time for the university to accept it as a viable solution (if at all). It's a bit like trying to kill a mosquito with a bazooka.

Let's try to get to an MVP digital signature system instead! Here is a sample doc from Tecnológico de Monterrey's system – authorities at the USB told us they want something similar.

monterrey.pdf