1. A system for verifying a digital signature, comprising: a first computer having a certificate and a signed message; a second computer configured to receive the certificate and the signed message; and a third computer configured to receive the certificate and the signed message from the second computer for a validation request, to validate the certificate and to generate a certificate validation statement in response thereto, and to provide an acknowledgement and a public key to the second computer, the acknowledgement comprising in part the certificate validation statement, the signed message, a first proof portion having a confirmation associated with the certificate validation statement and the signed message in combination, and a second proof portion having a signed digest having the confirmation as part of a set of confirmations.