Method of facilitating the tracing and/or auditing of operations performed during check image processing

摘要

A number of methods of processing checks are provided that enable the various parties involved in processing/clearing the checks to be able to audit the movement of the check, and specifically an image of the check, through the check processing/clearing system. In particular, cryptographic techniques are employed allow the various parties involved in processing/clearing the checks to be able to identify what person and/or process performed an operation on the check, such as scanning the check to create the check image or performing optical character recognition on the check image to obtain data therefrom such as the amount of the