In a communication system (1), a header comprising information, preferably
being related with a device-type associated commitment, is additionally
provided with a signature for that information. The signature guarantees
the authenticity of the header information. The signature is
tamper-resistantly created in a first device (20), preferably based on at
least tamper-resistant device-type specific information of the first
device (20). The header information and the signature are communicated to
a content provider (10), where the signature is verified before accepting
the device-type associated commitment to be valid. Such signatures can
preferably be used in systems using HTTP or SMTP.