If you have a cagey or dishonest opposing party who you think might deny authoring their own LinkedIn profile or social media posts, then I suggest a strong setup before
asking authentication questions directly in a deposition.
In any event, the court correctly decided that those provisions dealt
with authentication questions, principally the satisfaction of the best evidence rule.
Not only can ID management be a separate topic, but it relates directly to
authentication questions that arise with electronic transferable records.
In many cases, you might even be required to answer some «
authentication questions» to make sure you're actually the one taking the course.