Peak Sign · Audit trail
What the evidence
really proves.
Audit trail in Peak Sign: time, version, SHA-256 hash, method and signature sheet, explained step by step on a sample record.
Where do you want to make progress?
Read the version number and the hash at sending in the record.
Step by step.
Down to the checksum.
A record answers three questions.
Which version was signed, by whom, when and how? On sending, Peak Sign freezes the version with a SHA-256 hash. Every signature is recorded with time, version and method. At the end there is an executed PDF with signature sheet and audit trail.
Have this ready.
- An executed PDF from Peak Sign or the sample record
- The contract's activity history
- A tool that computes the SHA-256 hash of a file
The learning path
One contract. Three pieces of evidence.
Check the version
Which version was sent and signed?
- Read the version number and the hash at sending in the record.
- Compare it with the hash of the version you have in hand.
- If both match, it is the same version.
You know exactly this version was signed.
If you get stuck
When something does not match.
The hash does not match.
Then the file you have is not the one that was signed, for example an edited copy. Download the executed PDF from Peak Sign again.
Where are the signatures in the document?
On a signature sheet at the end, not in fields placed in the text. No field placement editor is needed for that.
Is this a qualified electronic signature?
No. Peak Sign offers the simple electronic signature with evidence today. Advanced and qualified signatures and identity verification are not available yet.
Your quality check
What you now know about the evidence.
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What this article is based on.
Lesson with a fictional sample record, no real signatures. Time, version, SHA-256, method, signature sheet and audit trail are available in Peak Sign. Whether this evidence is enough for your contract is a legal question Peak does not answer.
- Editorial demo
Editorial example with made-up sample data. Contract understanding with source paragraph, Ask this contract, Change Studio, version comparison, simple electronic signature with evidence, status and deadlines exist in Peak Sign today; everything else is marked as example or planned.
Every completion with evidence.
Send a contract with Peak Sign and download the executed PDF with its record after the last signature.
Frequently asked questions
What does the log contain?
The steps of an agreement with time and person involved, from sending to completion.
Can anyone change the log afterwards?
Signatures and completion only run through the database signing functions; entries are not edited by hand.
Does the log replace an identity check?
No. It shows what happened through a link. Peak Sign does not offer identity checks.