RON RON Technology Requirements and Security 2

Question 1

What is a 'digital certificate' used for in the context of RON electronic notarial seals?

Accepted Answer

A cryptographic credential issued by a certificate authority that authenticates the notary's identity and validates their electronic seal

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A PDF document certifying that the notary has completed RON training

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A government-issued card that stores the notary's electronic signature on a chip

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A receipt generated by the RON platform confirming the notarization occurred

Question 2

What is 'public key infrastructure' (PKI) and why is it relevant to RON?

Accepted Answer

A framework of cryptographic technology that enables secure digital signing and verification of electronic notarial acts

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A government network that stores all notarized documents in a public registry

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A platform feature that allows multiple notaries to share login credentials

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An internet protocol that encrypts only the video portion of a RON session

Question 3

What does it mean for a RON platform to maintain 'data residency' requirements?

Accepted Answer

Storing session recordings and documents on servers located within specified geographic boundaries, often within the U.S.

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Requiring the notary and signer to be physically located in the same state

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Storing data only on the notary's personal computer rather than cloud servers

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Requiring all data to be printed and stored as paper records within 24 hours

Question 4

What cybersecurity risk is most directly addressed by requiring multi-factor authentication (MFA) for notary logins to RON platforms?

Accepted Answer

Unauthorized access to the notary's account by bad actors using stolen credentials

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The signer accessing the notary's document queue without permission

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Platform outages caused by denial-of-service attacks

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Interception of the audio-visual feed during the session

Question 5

What is the significance of a RON platform receiving SOC 2 Type II certification?

Accepted Answer

It demonstrates that the platform has undergone an independent audit verifying its security, availability, and data integrity controls over time

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It certifies that the platform is licensed to operate in all 50 states

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It means the platform charges a standard fee approved by the federal government

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It indicates the platform exclusively serves financial institutions

Question 6

What technical standard governs how electronic signatures are attached to documents in RON transactions to ensure long-term verifiability?

Accepted Answer

PAdES (PDF Advanced Electronic Signatures) standard embedded in PDF/A documents

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HTML5 digital signing protocol

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SMTP secure attachment standard

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JPEG2000 image signature embedding