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Can a approvers e-signature be forged/copied?
Please I need more info here.
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Best answer by marco.tanglao
Hello
Thank you for reaching out here in Docusign Community.
Regarding your question about whether approvers in DocuSign eSignature can be forged or copied.
DocuSign is designed to prevent unauthorized alteration of recipients, approvers, or signer identities.
Once an envelope is sent, recipients cannot be replaced or edited by unauthorized users.
DocuSign also tracks all actions through a secure Certificate of Completion, which logs email addresses, IP addresses, timestamps, and authentication events making forgery extremely difficult.
Key safeguards include:
-Unique email-based identity for each recipient or approver.
-Optional authentication methods (Access Code, SMS, ID Verification) to further strengthen identity validation.
-Tamper-evident sealing, ensuring the document shows clear evidence if anything was changed after completion.
-Comprehensive audit trail in every envelope.
Because of these security layers, approvers cannot simply be "forged" or "copied" without detection. If someone attempts to impersonate an approver by using their email, the audit log will reflect the email address and authentication details used during the signing or approval process.
For more information, here are helpful DocuSign resources:
DocuSign Security and Compliance Overview
Certificate of Completion details
Recipient Authentication Methods
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Hello
Thank you for reaching out here in Docusign Community.
Regarding your question about whether approvers in DocuSign eSignature can be forged or copied.
DocuSign is designed to prevent unauthorized alteration of recipients, approvers, or signer identities.
Once an envelope is sent, recipients cannot be replaced or edited by unauthorized users.
DocuSign also tracks all actions through a secure Certificate of Completion, which logs email addresses, IP addresses, timestamps, and authentication events making forgery extremely difficult.
Key safeguards include:
-Unique email-based identity for each recipient or approver.
-Optional authentication methods (Access Code, SMS, ID Verification) to further strengthen identity validation.
-Tamper-evident sealing, ensuring the document shows clear evidence if anything was changed after completion.
-Comprehensive audit trail in every envelope.
Because of these security layers, approvers cannot simply be "forged" or "copied" without detection. If someone attempts to impersonate an approver by using their email, the audit log will reflect the email address and authentication details used during the signing or approval process.
For more information, here are helpful DocuSign resources:
DocuSign Security and Compliance Overview
Certificate of Completion details
Recipient Authentication Methods
If you found the response to be a useful solution to your question, please mark it as the best answer by clicking “Select as Best” to make it easier for other users to find.
Best regards,
Marco | Docusign Community Moderator
"Select as Best" below if you find the answer a valid solution to your issue!
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Can someone take a screenshot of the signature and paste it on the Document using a pdf editor tool?
Because something like this has been happening where I am working.
Thank You
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Hello
Thank you for your question.
Yes, it is technically possible for someone to take a screenshot of a handwritten signature and paste it into a PDF using a basic PDF editor. However, this does not produce a valid DocuSign signature.
DocuSign protects customers through multiple security layers that cannot be replicated by simply inserting an image.
These include:
- A tamper-evident digital certificate that flags any changes made to the document.
- A full audit trail showing the signer’s email, IP address, timestamps, and authentication steps.
- Cryptographic digital signatures tied to each signing action.
- Optional advanced authentication (SMS, ID verification, etc.).
Because of these controls, a pasted signature image cannot match the security, identity validation, or legal enforceability of a DocuSign executed signature.
If you found the response to be a useful solution to your question, please mark it as the best answer by clicking “Select as Best” to make it easier for other users to find.
Best regards,
Marco | Docusign Community Moderator
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Agree with has been stated above.
How do I trace all these
These include:
- A tamper-evident digital certificate that flags any changes made to the document.
- A full audit trail showing the signer’s email, IP address, timestamps, and authentication steps.
- Cryptographic digital signatures tied to each signing action.
- Optional advanced authentication (SMS, ID verification, etc.).
Please provide a guide and also how do I get the document summary of a particular envelope and its attached documents as the Admin.
Please I need assistance here.
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Hello
This can be obtain in the Certificate of Completion.
You may access the link below to get further information.
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Best regards,
Marco | Docusign Community Moderator
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