Add document signatures chapter

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Roberto Rosario
2012-02-18 04:13:32 -04:00
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.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
file_storage
initial_import
permissions
transformations
document_visualization
versioning
signatures
indexes
smart_links
permissions
document_visualization
ocr
file_storage
transformations

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Document signatures
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**Mayan EDMS** supports two types of document signatures, these are embedded and
detached signatures. When a document with an embedded signature is
uploaded, this signature is readily detected as part of the document
inspection step. If the public key corresponding to the signee of the
document is not found, **Mayan EDMS** will try to obtain it from the list of
keyserver specified in the config option :setting:`SIGNATURES_KEYSERVERS`.
Failing that, **Mayan EDMS** will indicate that the document is signed
but that it has no way to verify such signature.
Existing non signed documents can be signed in one of two way:
by downloading the document, signing it, and uploading the signed document
as a new version of the existing one using **Mayan EDMS** :doc:`versioning support <versioning>`
or by creating a detached signature for the non signed document and uploading
such detached signature file using the option likewise named menu option.
Maintenance of the public keyring can be done using the ``Key management``
functionality in the ``Setup menu``
From this menu, key servers can be queried
and the results imported. Public keys no longer needed can also be deleted
from this menu.