33. The method of claim 32 , wherein the presentation authority operates under at least one of a plurality of operational policies and procedures of the presentation authority.
65. The method of claim 33 , wherein the plurality of policies of the presentation 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 registration authority operates to authenticate the signing party, whereby the relying party relies on one or more of the plurality of policies of the presentation authority for evaluating the risk of relying on the digitally signed electronic document.