The digital generation wedding took place in Camberwell, Victoria. The marriage certificate was signed electronically by Brian Scott, Julie Lord, two witnesses and the celebrant using government-certified digital certificates.
While the happy couple head off on their honeymoon, the digitally-signed and encrypted wedding certificate will be lodged with the appropriate government office. The Victorian Government recently passed a bill accepting the lodgement of electronic forms of all kinds.
The digital certificates were generated by Internet security firm eSign Australia Ltd, an affiliate of US-based VeriSign.
"Three of the most important official documents for an individual are--birth, marriage and death certificates. Many people lose or damage these important documents in paper form," said Scott, who is also a sales manager at eSign Australia.
"With digital encryption, our wedding certificate can be easily lodged with the proper government office, stored and retrieved electronically, without fear that it will be destroyed, modified or forged in the future," Scott added.
ESign is betting on a flood of similar digital applications for its technology in the future, including to use for voting in elections, online auctions and bidding, commercial contracts and the renewal and replacement of lost drivers' licences.
In May, eSign digital certificates were used to sign a legally-binding six-year information technology services agreement between the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) of Victoria and Fujitsu Australia Ltd.
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