Digitally signing electronic documents using a digital signature

摘要

Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for providing an electronic document processing system, an electronic document generation mechanism, an encrypted digital certificate generator, a tool for coordinating the processing of electronic documents, a packaging mechanism for finalizing and authenticating electronic documents, a tracking log for recording relevant electronic document information, and a transferring protocol for transferring the ownership of electronic documents. The present disclosure also is directed to an electronic authentication system including an electronic document authentication watermark seal or signature line for confirming a document's signing within the view. The present disclosure also is directed to a system, software program, and method for generating electronic documents, coordinating the signing of electronic documents, digitally authenticating and certifying electronic documents, and organizing electronic documents for retrieval and transfer in a mortgage closing and/or other financial services application.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a first server comprising a processor, an electronic document from a second server that stores the electronic document; populating, by the first server, the electronic document with information obtained from a third server; providing, by the first server and to a computing device via a network connection, a view of the electronic document in a user interface, wherein the user interface comprises the view and a signing button comprising a user interface option that is selectable to digitally sign the electronic document; receiving, by the first server and via a network communication, data that represents selection of the user interface option; in response to the selection, altering, by the first server, digital content of the electronic document to obtain an altered version of the electronic document, wherein the content is altered by applying a digital signature to the electronic document; and storing, by the first server, the altered version of the electronic document comprising the digital signature.