Legal requirement for a signature is met by means of an electronic signature if the signature:

• Adequately indentifies the signatory;
• Adequately indicates the signatory's approval of the information to which the signature relates; and (Intent)
• Is as reliable as is appropriate given the circumstances.

An electronic signature is sufficiently reliable if:

• the means of creating the signature is linked to the person signing and no-one else, and
• the means of creating the signature was under the control of the person signing and no-one else, and
• any changes to the signature are detectable, and
• any changes to the documents are detectable (data integrity ).

Documents that are digitally signed with Secured Signing meet the above law requirements as follows:

Identifying the Signatory

Only Secured Signing creates a unique digital certificate to a user, an Invitee, and a Witness. When these signatories register, additional information is added to their signature including a unique e-mail address with proof of ownership, full name, company’s legal name, full physical address, password, and more. Some of these details ensure the signatory is identified at the moment the digital signature is created. By digitally signing, users can easily verify the identity of the signatory via the digital certificate incorporated with the digital signature. Signature verification can be done online using Secured Signing’s Free Verification Service and/or on the verifier desktop.

Signature is linked to the signatory

The Secured Signing digital signature technology ensures that every signature is uniquely linked to the signatory and to the document by using the signatory’s Private Key. The service creates a unique digital certificate for the signatory using a Cryptographic Key that eliminates the possibility to create and/or duplicate the same signature.

Creating the signature is under sole control of the signatory

Secured Signing sends documents for signing only to the person whose signature is required; no one else will receive them. In order to sign, the signatory has to provide credentials verifying their right to sign: a proof of ownership of a unique e-mail address and a password to login.

Detecting Changes to the Document and to the Signatures (Data Integrity)

Secured Signing’s trusted digital signature service is based on PKI technology that is considered to be the ONLY technology that ensures non-forgeable signatures. Signed documents are sealed with the signatory’s trusted PKI digital signature key; the system is also able to detect any changes that might be made to the content of the document after it is first signed. If the document is modified, signatures will immediately become invalid. The indication that changes have been made will appear when opening the documents in electronic format; it will also appear at the verifier desktop.

Secured Signing solution provides additional unique features to support a valid Digital Signature:

• Strong SSL encryption for documents sent
• e-mail validation to prove ownership
• Signature’s Date and signatory’s local Time Stamp
• Signature’s purpose (Intent)
• Secure log-in and activities report
• Secured access
• Secured document storage
• Full signing process audit log
• Document log