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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2006
Andrew T. Lytle, Kirkland, WA (US);
Bryan J. Reich, Issaquah, WA (US);
Gitika Gupta, Bellevue, WA (US);
Matthew C. Pohle, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mariya Tikunova, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrew T. Lytle, Kirkland, WA (US);
Bryan J. Reich, Issaquah, WA (US);
Gitika Gupta, Bellevue, WA (US);
Matthew C. Pohle, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mariya Tikunova, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are provided for forming a digital signature for a portion of a document. A registered module is invoked to process the document in accordance with a structured format associated with the document. The registered module is able to process a plurality of different structured formats. The registered module obtains the portion. A digital signature is formed for the portion. The digital signature is included in the document in accordance with the structured format.