A Signature Certificate is included on the last page of the signed document(s) by default. This page includes the audit trail of the document delivery, signatures and more. The sender can choose to have the signature certificate attached to the main document or included separately.

Enabling Signature Certificate in the Send Tab

In the SEND tab under the OPTIONS section, you, the sender may choose to attach the Signature Certificate to the end of the signed and completed document or choose to have it attached as a separate document in the “Document Completed” email.

Default View

1. Y: Signature Certificate will be attached to the final signed and completed document.

2. N: Signature Certificate will not be attached to the final signed and completed document but will be included as a sperate attachment. 

SETTINGS Tab

 In the SETTINGS tab, under GENERAL SETTINGS,  you, the Sender,  have the option to enable (Active), disable (Disable) or only view Signature Certificate in the Send tab (View Only) and pre-set a default value for the setting Include Signature Certificate in the Signed PDF.

1. Options: Lists the setting Include Signature Certificate in the signed PDF.

2. Display: Controls if Include Signature Certificate in the signed PDF will be active, disabled or viewable in the Send tab.

a. Active: Include Signature Certificate in the Signed PDF will be visible in the OPTIONS section on the SEND tab.

b. Disable: Include Signature Certificate in the Signed PDF will not be visible in the OPTIONS section on the SEND tab.

c. View Only: Include Signature Certificate in the Signed PDF will be visible in the OPTIONS section on the SEND tab but will not be configurable. The setting will be displayed for reference only.

3. Default Value: Lists the default value for Include Signature Certificate in the Signed PDF. The value will be displayed in the SEND tab when preparing a new document for signature.

Y: Signature Certificate will be attached to the final signed and completed document as the default setting in the SEND tab.

N: Signature Certificate will not be attached to the final signed and completed document but will be included as a sperate attachment as the default setting in the SEND tab. 

Completed Document:

1. If the feature Include Signature Certificate in the Signed PDF is set to “Y”, the last page of the signed document will be the Signature Certificate.

Sample Signature Certificate

2. If the feature Include Signature Certificate in the Signed PDF is set to “N”, the signature certificate will be included as a sperate attachment within the document completed email.

Downloading a Signature Certificate:

If you, the Signer, want to download a copy of the Signature Certificate you can, in the MANAGE tab.

1. When logged into RSign click the MANAGE tab.

2. Find the envelope you want to download the Signature Certificate from.
3. Click the expand button located in the furthest left column, the column will expand to show the envelope data.

4. In the left-hand column under “Envelope Data” find the column where “Signature Certificate” is listed.
5. Click the download icon next to the right of Signature Certificate.

6. You will be prompted to download the Signature Certificate, follow the prompts and save it. If you do not rename the signature certificate while saving, the title of  signature certificate will be the envelope code followed by “SigningCertificate” for example: 4905-FCEA-7977-EABD_SigningCertificate.pdf.
7. When saved the Signature Certificate will be saved as a PDF and will be viewable as any normal PDF