60. The system as recited in claim 49 , wherein the plurality of policies of the registration authority further comprises at least one policy selected from the group comprising one or more policies and procedures under which the signature authority operates and one or more policies and procedures under which a presentation authority operates to provide the signing party a facsimile of the to be signed electronic document, whereby the relying party relies on the plurality of policies of the registration authority for evaluating the risk of relying on the digitally signed electronic document.
49. The system as recited in claim 48 , wherein the registration authority operates under at least one of a plurality of operational policies and procedures of the registration authority.