Delegate your signing authority

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We understand a real time scenario, where a recipient couldn't ensure their availability in the approval process for a certain time period.
For such cases, SigningHub provides the Delegated Signing facility through which you can assign your signing authority to a trusted person (your contact) for a configurable time period, so that they may process the documents in your absence. If enabled, when a document is sent to you, a copy of the document will be automatically forwarded to your delegated contact as well.

The delegated contact can then process (sign/ review/ edit) the document on your behalf by using their own private key. The signature field will show the delegated signer name, however, the signature verification dialog will show your (the actual signer's) name along with a "Delegated" caption.

If you are a part of any enterprise, and looking to delegate your signing authority to a guest user, then you must have the "Restrict Delegated Signing to only registered users" option un-selected in your assigned role.

Delegate your signing authority

Click your profile drop down menu (available at the top right corner).
Click the "My Settings" option.
Click the "Delegated Signing" option from the left menu.

Tick the "Allow someone else to sign on your behalf" check box to enable it.
Specify the contact to whom you want to delegate your signing authority. The contact can be specified by using their Name, Email ID, or National ID.
Specify the exclusive time period by using the "From" and "To" fields during which this configuration is effective.
The Delegated Signing will be ineffective beyond the specified time period.
Click the "Save" button.

If you are an enterprise user, then the availability of this option is subject to the "Delegated Signing" provision in your assigned role. Please contact your Enterprise Admin to enable it.