Engineer wont do electronic seals.

[Tuns]

It isn't the same thing. If I sign a piece of paper and gave you a copy, you'd have a copy of my signature and I'd have the original. You can't make an original of my signature but I can. A digital signature is the same thing. How is that so hard to understand? Using your logic, we already have his seal scanned to a PDF with his signature. We can just copy it and paste it all we want because we have it.

 

With a digital signature, you can't copy and paste it. It's encrypted with a code that is specific to only one person and cannot be copied. Get it yet?

[tzframpton]

http://www.tbpe.state.tx.us/enforce_faqs.htm

 

An electronic signature is a digital representation of an engineer's signature.

I'm not talking about some super encrypted code. I'm talking directly about a digital representation of a seal, date and signature. This is what the state of Texas requires.

[Tuns]

And you're saying that the state of Texas doesn't allow a digitally encrypted signature on the seal to protect yourself? That doesn't seem right.

 

The engineer must maintain the security of the electronic signature consistent with maintaining the protection of their seal.

[tzframpton]

I'm not disputing that part. We're arguing two completely different points here. My point is this (as well as Organic's): Issue for Construction Documents are required to be signed and sealed by a registered and/or licensed professional engineer on the plans for it to be validated as a workable set of documents. It makes no difference if it's physical wet sealed and signed with an ink pen by the engineer himself, or if the engineer uses a representation of his seal/sig in a digital form. Either way, this is what Texas requires, AND both methods can be duplicated illegally with ease.

 

The engineer doesn't want to give anybody direct access to a digital form of his signature, just the same he wouldn't hand out duplicate and usable copies of his wet seal and a signature so a typography artist could reference his handwriting. Which is why I brought my point of would you let someone physical have a usable copy of your SS card and passport.

 

Two totally different things here. Why am I still commenting on this thread? The engineer can approve or decline any use of his property anyways regardless of opinion, lol.

 

Anyways, glad we got it clarified. Driving me bonkers up here in Dallas, I tell ya!! haha

[Tuns]

You bring up nonsensical points sometimes man. Anyways, I'm going to get back to work while you go buy another bucket of red herrings. Thanks for your comments.