Verification Statuses of Electronic Signatures

When you open a document, the Electronic Signatures attached to it are not verified. After you verify them, marks indicating the verification statuses or modification statuses of the document or binder appear on the Electronic Signature-impressions on the pages.

Types of verification statuses

7 types of marks may appear on Electronic Signature-impressions. The following table lists the shapes and significance of marks.

Mark	Verification status	Description
	Validity Unknown	The document has not yet been verified.
	Not Modified	If this seal is the final signature, it indicates that the document has not been modified since it was saved with the seal put. If this seal is not the final signature, it indicates that the document has not been modified since it was saved with the seal put until it was signed subsequently. The credibility of the Electronic Signature that was used for signing the document is not verified.
	Modified	If this seal is the final signature, it indicates that the document has been modified since it was saved with the seal put. If this seal is not the final signature, it indicates that the document has been modified since it was saved with the seal put until it was signed subsequently.
	Problem	The data from the point when the document or binder was signed by this Electronic Signature contain one or more problems. The file may be damaged or falsified by means other than ordinary editing.
	Not Modified/Trustworthy	This seal has been registered with the Electronic Signature Case currently open as a My Electronic Signature or a Trusted Electronic Signature. If this seal is the final signature, it indicates that the document has not been modified since it was saved with the seal put. If this seal is not the final signature, it indicates that the document has not been modified since it was saved with the seal put until it was signed subsequently.
	Modified/Trustworthy	This seal has been registered with the Electronic Signature Case currently open as a My Electronic Signature or a Trusted Electronic Signature. If this seal is the final signature, it indicates that the document has been modified since it was saved with the seal put. If this seal is not the final signature, it indicates that the document has been modified since it was saved with the seal put until it was signed subsequently.
	Problem/Trustworthy	This seal has been added to the Electronic Signature Case currently open as a My Signature or a Trusted Signature. Some problems existed in data of the document at the time it was signed with this seal. The file is corrupted or has been tampered with by means of a way other than normal editing operations.

Showing or hiding verification statuses

This section describes how to specify showing or hiding verification statuses when a document is displayed or printed. You must perform the following procedures in document view, split document view, or page sorter and document view (document view side) of Viewer.

Procedure

Select [Signature] from the [Document] menu, then select [Signatures Status]. Or, click the Electronic Signature-impression attached to a page with the right mouse button and select [Signatures Status] from the pop-up menu displayed. The marks indicating the verification statuses are displayed when a checkmark is shown next to [Signatures Status].

Note

If you print a signed document from Desk, the mark indicating the not-yet-verified status appears on the printout. If you print a signed document from Viewer, a mark indicating the verification status at the time of printing appears on the printout.

Checking verification statuses

You can also check the verification status using the [Signature Properties] dialog box, the [Signature List] tab of the InfoView, or the tooltip of the Electronic Signature-impression.