Voice Signature and Voice Biometric added to DocuSign Online Signing Capabilities for Ironclad Certainty

Technology partners, DocuSign and Authentify, today announced that DocuSign has integrated Authentify’s automated phone call and voice capture authentication process into the DocuSign electronic document signature service. This authentication option is available now with the DocuSign Spring ’10 release.
According to Tom Gonser, [...]

We’ve previously published a series about ESIGN and Authentication best practices, covering online authentication, authentication processes, as well as secure authentication and eSignature processes. Today, we’ll discuss data security and signer authentication, so you can know, with confidence, who signed.

How do you know your data is secure?
We provide a robust electronic signature system with several [...]

What a great start to my week – a blogger posted his thoughts about eSignature from DocuSign which resulted in more than 100 comments! Wow! I wanted to address the major themes and questions from the comments, as everyone brought up some great points!
Reasons To Choose DocuSign
Among the top reasons to choose DocuSign for your [...]

According to business processes and the law, authentication and electronic signature process are different steps in the same transaction. For example, an iris scan authenticating you does not mean that you have actually reviewed and agreed to the terms of a contract. Likewise, because you were able to use your PKI token to electronically apply [...]

With both “wet” and electronic signature, authentication processes assures that the person who signed your contract is the person he or she claims to be. How important is authentication in your paper contracts and how important should it be in your electronic contracts? Learn about what your authentication options can do for you and your [...]

With both “wet” and electronic signature, authentication processes assures that the person who signed your contract is the person he or she claims to be. How important is authentication in your paper contracts and how important should it be in your electronic contracts? Learn about what your authentication options can do for you and your business in this series on [...]

When I go to the local home improvement store, they have a funny little ‘signing’ process they make me go through.  They want me to ‘sign’ on one of those checkout pads when I use my credit card.  Apparently, this prevents people from stealing my card and using it without my permission.  Nice idea, but [...]

Adequate auditing and sealing technologies make determining the authenticity of an electronic copy of an electronic record easy. Electronic copies of DocuSign transactions are digitally signed to ensure the integrity of versions of the electronic records that exist outside of the DocuSign system.
Like their paper counterparts, however, electronic records pose authenticity challenges when they are [...]

Compliance with the e-signature laws is a very basic step in defining an electronic transaction system. Like paper documents, electronically signed documents can become the subject of a dispute. The facts surrounding the signature process must provide enough proof to uphold the transaction in the event of repudiation of an electronically executed contract. Compliance with ESIGN [...]

Signature Etymology:
Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin signatura, from Latin signatus, past participle of signare to sign, seal – from Merriam Webster Online Dictionary
Merriam Webster Online Dictionary defines signature as: (1) a: the act of signing one’s name to something b: the name of a person written with his [...]