Cloud-Based Application Platform and PaaS by LongJump

One of the most critical features in LongJump’s Platform-as-a-Service for enabling paperless workflow and audit compliance is the use of digital signatures.

For government entities, compliance-heavy industries like healthcare and manufacturing, or even the growing Green Tech verticals, LongJump provides built-in support for digitally signing records to reduce paperwork while dramatically improving accountability. An example of when lack of certified oversight and accountability is a problem? How about test records from the oil spill in the Gulf? Without secured, certified processes in place, it’s going to be difficult to identify points of failure and establish liability.

The short video below provides an overview of how the Digital Signatures work.

To use digital signatures in LongJump, here is what you need to know:

• Signatures can be encrypted using public, private or certificate keys and provide complete control for compliance and audit requirements, such as those defined in the FDA’s CFR Part 11 or the EPA’s ECHO.
• Digital Signatures are set up by selecting specific fields that are signed for. For example, in a approval of meeting a test record with digital signature settings in place, you can set up a hierarchy of signature areas where the submitter must first sign the record before the user’s manager can access and sign the record.
• LongJump enables you to define who can sign a record by limiting who can see and edit the document based on their role, team, or specific users.
• When signing a document, users are asked for their password and pass phrase.
• A single record can also have multiple signing blocks consisting of fields and multiple users can sign a document as part of an approval process.
• Once a signature is in place, those fields cannot be modified without voiding the signature.

Of course, like all LongJump web-based applications, you will be able to easily report on records, as well as create policies for when signed documents do or do not meet certain conditions. LongJump also keeps a log on signature related activities for a complete audit trail.

You can learn more about enabling the digital signature feature from the Support Wiki.

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