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LincDoc is configured to accept (and encourage) real digital signatures for any eForms. You can have finger-based signatures (on an iPad), mouse-based signatures (on a desktop/laptop computer), or Clickwrap electronic signatures (as in PDFs).
Proceed to one of the following topics for more information:
Clickwrap signatures are electronic signatures that do not require a digital certificate or signature capture pad.
LincDoc offers a simple method of obtaining electronic evidence of user acceptance to the data entered into a LincDoc eForm. The application's data entry process ensures a level of authentication verifying the identity of the current user.
Once the necessary security information if provided, the data is written to the eForm, and cannot be changed because it is written to an image format or a secured, read-only PDF document.
This signature method is useful if you want an easy way for users to sign-off or approve an eForm, or if you want to keep your eForms simple and you do not need the most secure type of e-signature.
For more information, see Using Clickwrap Signatures.
You can use this feature to allow a LincDoc user to sign a document based on their Active Directory or LDAP credentials. When enabled, the user is prompted for their Windows password, and LincDoc locks the document with the server-signing certificate using their name as the signer.
This signature method is useful if you perform a large number of internal eForm signings, or if you want to provide a fast way for internal users to sign documents.
For more information, see Using Authenticated Digital Signatures.
When purchased with the Mobile Server Manager, this feature allows you sign PDF documents generated from a mobile device (such as an iPad). When signing, your figure is used as a stylus, creating the signature directly on the device's screen.
You can also use a mouse as a stylus, but you must be using an HTML 5 compliant web browser.
For more information, see Using Mobile Signatures.
This feature enables the use of Topaz signature pads within LincDoc. Topaz technology captures a graphic representation of the signature and embeds it in the subject document. This process creates an image and captures biometric data of the signature.
LincDoc captures the Topaz image and its additional biometric data and stores it in the generated PDF document. The biometric data is encrypted along with the document, meaning that there is verifiable proof that the document has been signed.
For more information on supported Topaz pads, see:
www.topazsystems.com/product/index.htm
For pricing information, contact your local LincDoc representative.
For more information on this type of signature, see Using Topaz Signatures.