摘要 |
<p>The invention relates to a procedure and system for reliable and safe identification of contracting parties via a telecommunication network. According to the invention, the contracting parties are authenticated e.g. by means of an electronic signature, whereupon a request for verification of the identity of the parties is sent to a reliable third party. The reliable third party sends a confirmation to the counterpart of each contracting party, the identities of the parties being thus verified. In addition, the reliable third party writes a record to a storage database about the verification and the matter it is related to. Thus, a 'notarial service' can be a flexibly implemented e.g. using mobile stations.</p> |