§ 11.70 Signature/record linking.
Electronic signatures and handwritten signatures executed to electronic records shall be linked to their respective electronic records to ensure that the signatures cannot be excised, copied, or otherwise transferred to falsify an electronic record by ordinary means.
How BatchGlow handles this
A signature is issued for exactly one document and one meaning, carries an immutable hash and cannot be deleted, so it cannot be copied or moved to another record.
What it asks for, in plain words
- 21 CFR 11.70
- Electronic signatures, and handwritten signatures on electronic records, are linked to their records so that they cannot be cut out, copied or moved to falsify a record by ordinary means.
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