METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE APPLICATION OF DIGITAL SIGNATURES TO ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS BASED ON ELECTRONICALLY REPRESENTED BUSINESS SIGNING RULES

摘要

The present invention provides a computer-based method and system for applying a set of business signing rules for the processing of electronic documents. The method includes the steps of verifying the identity of an authorized user using a predefined verification protocol, determining a set of privileges associated with the authorized user, filling-in an electronic document in accordance with the privileges and based on inputs provided by the authorized user, attaching a digital signature to the electronic document, and transmitting the electronic document to an authorized recipient of the electronic documents in accordance with the privileges.