A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD OF PROVIDING AT LEAST ONE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE FOR A PLURALITY OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS AND DATA PROCESSING DEVICE OR SYSTEM FOR THE SAME

摘要

This invention relates to a computer-implemented method of (and a system for) providing one or more electronic signatures for a plurality of electronic documents (101), the method comprising the steps of: deriving a representative or unique value (105), e.g. a hash value or other type of digital fingerprint, for each of the plurality of electronic documents (101) determined to having to be electronically signed by a (first) signatory user, deriving a combined representative or unique value (110), e.g. a combined hash value, on the basis of representative or unique values derived for the plurality of electronic documents (101), providing access to the plurality of electronic documents (101) for the signatory user, displaying the plurality of electronic documents (101) or a representation thereof to the signatory user, and electronically signing the combined representative or unique value (110) by an electronic signature of the signatory user, resulting in an electronically signed combined representative or unique value (115), in response to electronically registering that the signatory user has accepted to sign each of the plurality of electronic documents (101) determined to having to be electronically signed.