Printer regulation through verification of a user

摘要: A method and system for regulating use of a printer through key pair cryptography. user encrypts an aspect print job with private the user. The may relate to content once encrypted constitute digital signature. receives job, obtains public user, where forms key, decodes aspect. If decoding is successful, outputs document based on job. present invention also provides optional re-verification when proximate printer, before printed. requires that prove local possession key.