Digitally sign Structural drawing

[DoubleStud]

When you use digital signature from Adobe or Bluebeam, what do you typically do? Do you put your PE stamp blank without your signature or date and put this certificate next to it? Do you still add your signature on top of the stamp and add this next to it? Do you still add signature and date and put this next to it? What say you?

 

[XR250]

Again, no verification for that order is needed. I have never understood some of the strict 3rd party verification licensing requirements that some states have implemented.

I am pretty sure for my state, they just did it because other states had. Apparently, one of the local engineers brought it to their attention as he was sick of hand sealing his drawing sets. I don't know the whole story but it sucks nonetheless.

 

[XR250]

'm with you. For my CAD seal I just modified the text of the cad file someone else had been using for 20 years

Mine is just a scan of my seal and signature that I add a CAD date to.

 

[dauwerda]

Most states have licensing information available to the public, so you can look up to see if a license is active and see if there are any enforcement actions taken against the licensee. It would take a person who wishes to commit fraud about 2min to find a licensed engineer in the state needed, pull their name and license number, and submit it to any number of online stores that produce physical and CAD stamps. Again, no verification for that order is needed. I have never understood some of the strict 3rd party verification licensing requirements that some states have implemented.

It seems to me you just explained why some states have strict 3rd party verification signing requirements. In a world where everything can be so easily duplicated, this is the one item they believe can make it a bit harder to commit fraud.

If the digital signature isn't 3rd party verified, said fraud committer can simply create a signature matching the name in Bluebeam. With 3rd party verified, you are actually proving that your name/identity match that of the signature. Which honestly could also probably be fairly easy to scam, but it is one more step and expense that might inhibit some from attempting it.

I'm not sure that I'm for it, but I do understand it.

 

[Lutfi]

Can someone who uses this third-party verification software provide a name/link for what they use?

I have been using Entrust. Her is a link to their web site: https://www.entrust.com/

 

[Lutfi]

I went with identrust after reading some threads on here. They've got a few different levels of verification/cost but if you tell them you're just looking for the Florida PE licensure verification, someone pointed me to exactly what i needed.

My current certificate will expire in few months and they are raising their fees. For cost comparison, before I renew, would you tell me which one they pointed you to? Their website and selections do not have FL board of engineers.