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How to tell the difference between Simple (Standard), Advanced and Qualified type of signature

  • August 23, 2024
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Hello

At the bank I work at, we only accept documents signed with Advanced or Qualified type of signature. When looking at the signed document and the certificate of completion, how I can tell which type of signature I am looking at? thank you

Best answer by Christopher.Alpizar

Hello @Larry,

Thank you for reaching out here, we want to welcome you to the Docusign Community, I appreciate you bringing your question to this Community, we are committed to providing you with the best service possible.

This is normally shown in the Signer Events section of the Certificate of Completion, please see the attachment.

Also, it will show in the envelope history.

Note: Some advanced features and options are supported only in specific Docusign plans. Your account plan might not support some of the options discussed in this help topic. Contact your account administrator for more information about which options are available for your account. Or, visit our Plans and Pricing web page for more details on the features included with your plan. Compare eSignature plans & pricing.

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Docusign Employee
August 26, 2024

Hello @Larry,

Thank you for reaching out here, we want to welcome you to the Docusign Community, I appreciate you bringing your question to this Community, we are committed to providing you with the best service possible.

This is normally shown in the Signer Events section of the Certificate of Completion, please see the attachment.

Also, it will show in the envelope history.

Note: Some advanced features and options are supported only in specific Docusign plans. Your account plan might not support some of the options discussed in this help topic. Contact your account administrator for more information about which options are available for your account. Or, visit our Plans and Pricing web page for more details on the features included with your plan. Compare eSignature plans & pricing.

Let us know if you need further assistance.

 

Best regards,

Christopher | Docusign Community Moderator

"Select as Best" below if you find the answer a valid solution to your issue.

LarryNewcomerAuthor
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August 27, 2024

Hello @Larry,

Thank you for reaching out here, we want to welcome you to the Docusign Community, I appreciate you bringing your question to this Community, we are committed to providing you with the best service possible.

This is normally shown in the Signer Events section of the Certificate of Completion, please see the attachment.

Also, it will show in the envelope history.

Note: Some advanced features and options are supported only in specific Docusign plans. Your account plan might not support some of the options discussed in this help topic. Contact your account administrator for more information about which options are available for your account. Or, visit our Plans and Pricing web page for more details on the features included with your plan. Compare eSignature plans & pricing.

Let us know if you need further assistance.

 

Best regards,

Christopher | Docusign Community Moderator

"Select as Best" below if you find the answer a valid solution to your issue.

Thank you Christopher for your swift response. I have the following clarifying questions:

(1) is this information in Signer events 100% reliable? generally speaking, can we say that if we don't see “Signature type: Qualified” it means it is not a qualified signature? or it depends….

(2) could you please also provide a similar visual example of an advanced signature and its visual identifiers on the certificate?

Thank you again!

 

Hengfeng Ge
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Hero
August 27, 2024

you also can check the signature panel, if there only one docusign certificate, it is Standard. 

AES/QES should also be find certificates for the recipients, not only docusign certificate.

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Docusign Employee
August 28, 2024

Hello @Larry,

Thank you for reaching back, Yes the signer events are accurate, besides the screenshot that I showed you, you can also find this:
Standard signature = DS Electronic
AES = Digital Certificate and the Signature Type is "Protect and Sign"
QES = DOCUSIGN CLOUD SIGNING CA - SI1”

Let us know if you need further assistance.

 

Best regards,

Christopher | Docusign Community Moderator

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Docusign Employee
September 11, 2024

Hi @Larry,

I hope you are doing well.

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Best regards,

Christopher | Docusign Community Moderator

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