Audit Trails
Keep a clearer record of signing activity.
Maintain an audit trail associated with document and signature workflows so teams have greater visibility into important activity throughout the process.
Why auditability matters
Important agreements need more than a completed file.
For business documents, understanding how the workflow progressed can be as important as having the final signed document. Audit trails help preserve a record of the activity surrounding completion.
- Keep documented activity associated with the agreement
- Review the workflow alongside the final document
- Evaluate exact event coverage against current technical documentation
Activity record
Connect document activity with the signing workflow.
An audit trail may document important workflow events. The exact recorded event set must come from current authoritative product documentation.
- Document creation
- Sending activity
- Recipient activity
- Signing events
- Workflow actions
- Completion
Audit history
Review the completed agreement with its activity nearby.
Keep the finished agreement and its available activity together when reviewing a workflow. Confirm the recorded events, certificate format, and retention requirements against current documentation.
Audit context
Keep the final document connected to its history.
Review the document and the available signing activity as one understandable record.
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Create and prepare
Begin with the document, fields, and recipient setup.
- 2
Send
Move the prepared document into the signing workflow.
- 3
Record activity
Maintain the supported activity associated with the agreement.
- 4
Complete
Finish the required signing actions.
- 5
Retain
Keep the completed document and its available history connected.
- 6
Review
Use current documentation to interpret the recorded events and controls.
Timestamps & event data
Give important workflow events context.
Technical details such as timestamps, signer information, IP data, delivery events, authentication events, completion records, retention, and integrity controls should be confirmed in current documentation before publication or reliance.
- Confirm which timestamps are recorded
- Confirm available signer and network data
- Confirm delivery and authentication events
- Confirm retention and integrity behavior
Completed document + history
Keep the final document connected to its history.
The completed document and the activity that led to completion should remain part of one understandable record. Certificate behavior should be described only when current product documentation confirms it.
- Completed document
- Associated workflow activity
- Recipient context
- Documented completion record
Security relationship
Auditability is one part of trust.
Audit trails work alongside access controls, authentication, identity verification, document security, and data-protection practices to support trustworthy digital workflows.
Electronic signature legality
Audit information can support stronger records.
Electronic-signature validity depends on applicable law, the document, the parties, and how the signing process is conducted. Audit information can help document important workflow activity, but legal conclusions should be evaluated in context.
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View esignatureElectronic signature legality
Review legal questions in context.
View electronic signature legalityAudit Trails FAQ
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Ready when you are
Give important document workflows a clearer record.
Evaluate current audit-trail behavior against the agreements, controls, and review requirements your organization needs.