METHOD FOR CERTIFYING AND SUBSEQUENTLY AUTHENTICATING ORIGINAL PAPER OR DIGITAL DOCUMENTS FOR THE CONSTITUTION OF EVIDENCE

摘要

The method involves associating original document or information (8), whose content integrity is certified by an emitter, to a single and non reproducible authenticator (7) constituting a seal. The associated document or information is read using a scanner (1) that permits to read in single operation the content and the authenticator. The document or information and the authenticator are sent and stored in a private storage system (10). The original document or information is compared with a stored document (8`) for proving the authenticity of the original document or information. An independent claim is also included for an original document reading device.