11. The system of claim 10 , wherein said embedding means for embedding said notary data associated with said duplicate file into said duplicate file further comprises: creation means for creating a hole in said duplicate file; original notarization means for determining said notary data associated with said duplicate file by computing a hash value over the contents of said duplicate file excluding said hole; and storage means for storing said notary data associated with duplicate file within said hole.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein said embedding means for embedding said notary data associated with said duplicate file into said duplicate file further comprises: creation means for creating a hole in said duplicate file; original notarization means for determining said notary data associated with said duplicate file by computing a hash value over the contents of said duplicate file excluding said hole; and storage means for storing said notary data associated with duplicate file within said hole. 12. The system of claim 11 , wherein said validation means further comprises: extraction means for extracting said notary data associated with said duplicate file from said hole; validating notarization means for determining new notary data associated with said duplicate file by computing an additional hash value over the contents of said duplicate file excluding said hole; and comparison means for enabling comparison of said extracted notary data with said new notary data to authenticate said duplicate file.