Secure Electronic Document Signing with Dynamic Read-Only Conversion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electronic signing solutions lack security and fail to meet delivery requirements for documents that need signatures, as they often rely on transferring the entire document and do not provide secure, real-time signing capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A computer system that stores electronic documents as secure files, identifies signature spaces, and converts them into read-only documents upon receiving signatures, using image capture devices for identity validation and allowing multiple parties to sign simultaneously, with features like virtual signing rooms and secure document storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If current electronic signing solutions transfer the entire document to enable signing, then signing convenience is achieved, but document security and delivery requirements are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The document is segmented into multiple pages or sections, with only the specific page containing the signature field being transmitted to the signing device. The remaining pages stay secured on the server. This allows the signing operation to proceed conveniently while the bulk of the document remains protected, resolving the contradiction between ease of signing and document security.
2Reliability
If the document is stored as a secure electronic file and converted to read-only upon signing, then document security is improved, but real-time multi-party signing capability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The document security state is made dynamic rather than static. The document remains in an editable state on the server during the signing process, allowing multiple parties to sign sequentially or simultaneously. Only after all signatures are collected does the document transition to a read-only archived state. This dynamic approach maintains both security and multi-party signing efficiency.
3Reliability
If image capture devices are used for identity validation during remote signing, then signing security is improved, but device complexity and operational requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The signing party uses their own mobile device's built-in image capture capabilities (camera, selfie camera) to perform identity verification. The system leverages the device's existing hardware rather than requiring separate specialized capture devices. This self-service approach enhances security through biometric verification while avoiding the complexity of additional dedicated hardware.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided are methods, systems and computer program products for providing remote document execution. Such methods, systems and computer program products may include storing an electronic document as a secure electronic file, identifying a signature space in the electronic document, the signature space, after being executed, includes a signature of a signing party of the electronic document, receiving the signature of the signing party into the electronic document stored as the secure electronic file and responsive to receiving the signature of the signing party, converting the electronic document into a read only electronic document.