Simple electronic signature
An electronic signature that identifies the signatory and expresses approval, without meeting the reliability requirements that the law sets for an advanced signature.
The practical name for what Mexico’s Commercial Code calls an electronic signature: electronic data identifying the signatory and expressing approval of a document’s content. Examples include an acceptance in an internal workflow, a drawn signature or an approval email. The law gives it effects equivalent to a handwritten signature, without classifying it as advanced.
Where it fits
Useful when risk is low and speed matters: internal approvals, departmental acceptance and intermediate workflow steps. Problems arise when it is used where an advanced signature was needed, becoming apparent when the document is challenged.
Choosing between them
Consider the consequences. If a third party may challenge who signed the document, a simple signature leaves that question more open.
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Signatures
Advanced electronic signature
An electronic signature uniquely linked to the signatory, under their exclusive control, that makes later changes to the signature or document detectable.
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Document traceability
An automatically generated record of who changed a document, what changed and when, including the previous and new values.
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