In theory yes, a signed document would be sufficient. In practice it would then require an expert witness at $400/hr to explain that it meant it was authentic. The schedule of fees seems a reasonable response to a real cost being imposed on the organization. On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 10:25 AM, Richard L. Barnes <rbarnes@xxxxxxx> wrote: > [assuming you mean the "go look it up" idea] > > We have the technology. Surely a CMS signed object (or even just an HTTPS download) would provide adequate authentication that it came from the IETF. And it doesn't seem like we would have a problem providing authenticated documents to the world. > > > > > On Jul 20, 2012, at 10:17 AM, Bradner, Scott wrote: > >> great idea - just does not jive with the legal system which often need authenticated >> copies of documents >> >> Scott >> >> On Jul 20, 2012, at 10:14 AM, Scott Brim wrote: >> >>>> On Jul 20, 2012, at 9:07 AM, IETF Administrative Director wrote: >>>>> The draft policy entitled Draft Fee Policy for Legal Requests can be found >>>>> at: <http://iaoc.ietf.org/policyandprocedures.html> >>> >>> Fine idea. >> >> >> > -- Website: http://hallambaker.com/