Digital document copies and duplicates

The aim of this paper is to illustrate a significant issue introduced by the current Italian normative framework in the field of E-Government concerning digital documents. We focus on the probative value of paper and digital documents and in particular on the problem of digital document copies and duplicates, as defined by the digital administration code, by analysing their status both from a juridical and technical point of view and by hypothesizing possible solutions to overcome their inherent vulnerabilities.