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Use this chart to help select which type of signature to use based on factors that are commonly used to determine legally binding signatures:
| Feature | Signature Control | Signed Section (Wet or Text/Image) |
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| Requires Authentication | No - can be used by anonymous users | Yes - via frevvo User auth or, for workflow steps assigned to email, by email |
| Secure from tampering | No | Yes |
| Automatically disable section and set date | No - but can be done with business rules | Yes |
| Legally Binding | Maybe | Yes |
Digital Signatures
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This paragraph applies to Signed Sections. Signed Sections may be used by an authenticated user, who will be required to login, or by an email user who will be required to supply the correct email as well as first and last name to authenticate the signature. |
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The Lock sign means that the next person in the workflow can not remove the signature and edit the signed data. A good use case is an employee performance review where the manager starts the form, and signs the review, and sends it to the employee. You would check Lock sign so the employee cannot unsign and edit the data entered by the manager.
The Must sign property makes the signature required. With Must sign, a form cannot be submitted or a workflow is not sent to the next person until the signature is added.Checking Must sign will disable the None Required option from the Signature dropdown and automatically selects Text/Signature Image. You can change the Signature dropdown to Wet Signature.
Sections that are hidden/not hidden via a rule or the Visible property in the designer, behave as stated below with respect to Must Sign:
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