Notary Service Version 21.
Table of contents 1 About the notary service 3 1.1 How notarization works 3 1.2 Administrators and users 3 1.3 Limitations 3 1.4 Supported web browsers 4 2 Using the notary service 5 2.1 Activating the account 5 2.2 Accessing the notary service web interface 5 2.3 Notarizing files 5 2.3.1 Operations with notarized files 2.4 Verifying file authenticity 2.4.1 Public verification page 2.5 Signing files 6 7 8 8 2.5.
1 About the notary service The notary service is a complex blockchain-based solution that enables you to do the following: l Notarize a file. l Check whether a notarized file (or its copy) is authentic and unchanged since it was notarized. l Send a file to multiple people to sign it electronically, and then notarize the signature certificate. The service is available through a web interface called the notary console. 1.
l Files that are larger than 1 GB cannot be signed by using the notary console. This is possible only via the notary service API, by sending a link to the file to the notary service. 1.
2 Using the notary service 2.1 Activating the account After signing up for the service, you will receive an email message containing the following information: l An account activation link. Click the link and set the password for the account. Remember your login that is shown on the account activation page. l A link to the notary console login page. Use this link to access the console in the future. The login and password are the same as in the previous step. 2.
The notarization process can take up to 70 minutes. To reduce the cost of each notarization, the notary service collects hashes throughout an hour, then builds a hash tree based on these hashes and sends the hash tree root to the blockchain database. After that, the notary service waits for the transaction to become confirmed in the blockchain database, and then changes the statuses of the files to Notarized.
If the file has been notarized, it will remain notarized. We recommend that you save the notarization certificate or save the direct link to it prior to confirming the deletion. Important If the notarization is in progress, it will not be canceled. However, there will be no way to view or download the file's notarization certificate. 4. Confirm your decision. 2.
These strings present the file name, SHA-256 hash, size in bytes, and the blockchain transaction number. 3. In the notary console, click Verification. 4. Click Verify by using the blockchain receipt. 5. Paste the contents that you copied from the Blockchain receipt section to the blank field. 6. Click Verify. 7. The software displays the verification report. l If the file is authentic, its status is Notarized. l If the file is not authentic or has never been notarized, its status is Not notarized.
file is then notarized by using the notary service. This feature is supported for the following file formats: .txt, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx, and .pdf.
l The Signature Certificate section with the collected signatures. l The Audit Trail section with a history of activities: when the invitation was sent to the signers, when each signer signed the file, and so on. Once the process is complete, each signer receives a notification that contains: l A link to the signed file. l A link to the signature certificate. l A link to the notarization certificate for the signature certificate.
l The Signature Certificate section with the collected signatures. l The Audit Trail section with a history of activities: when the invitation was sent to the signers, when each signer signed the file, and so on. 14. Click Notarization certificate to download the notarization certificate for the signature certificate. The notarization certificate becomes available within 70 minutes after the signing process is complete. 2.5.
3 Administering the notary service This section describes the functionality that is available only to the notary service administrators. 3.1 Managing API keys The notary service can be integrated with third-party systems by using the notary service application programming interface (API). For more information about using the API, refer to the developer's guide at https://dl.managed-protection.com/u/baas/api/NotaryDeveloperGuide/.
4. Confirm your decision. All integrations that use this key will stop working. There is no way to recover a deleted API key. 3.2 Administering user accounts and quotas Administering user accounts and service usage quotas is available in the management portal. To access the management portal, click Management Portal when logging in to the notary service or click the icon in the top-right corner, and then click Management portal.
3.2.2 Notifications To change the notifications settings for a user, select the user on the Users tab, and then click the pencil icon in the Settings section. The following notifications settings are available: l Quota overuse notifications (enabled by default) The notifications about exceeded quotas. l Scheduled usage reports The usage reports described below that are sent on the first day of each month. All notifications are sent to the user's email address. 3.2.
Index A About the notary service 3 Accessing the notary service web interface 5 S Signing files 8 Supported web browsers 4 Activating the account 5 T Administering the notary service 12 Administering user accounts and quotas 13 To create an API key 12 Administrators and users 3 To delete a file from the cloud storage 6 To delete a signed file from the cloud H How notarization works 3 storage 11 To delete an API key 12 To disable an API key 12 L To download a file from the cloud storage 6 Limitation
V Verifying file authenticity 7 16
