Frequently asked questions

A platform offers a comprehensive, efficient, and secure solution for notarizing documents, providing several distinct advantages over traditional notarization methods: Efficiency: RON enables notaries to complete transactions faster, saving time and eliminating the hassle of traditional in-person notarization. The entire process is streamlined, making document notarization a quick and seamless experience. Cost Savings: By reducing travel time and cutting down on paperwork, RON offers significant savings for both notaries and clients. Live Video Signing Session: Secured Signing’s platform includes a live video signing feature, allowing notaries to interact with clients in real-time. This personal connection fosters trust and rapport, making the digital notarization process as close to an in-person meeting as possible. Sign and Seal with IPEN: Secured Signing also offers In-Person Electronic Notarization (IPEN), which combines the convenience of electronic signatures with the added security of in-person verification. It’s the modern way to notarize important documents. Convenience: No more scheduling in-person appointments or traveling to a notary’s office. With Secured Signing, notarization can be completed from the comfort of your home or office. Security: Secured Signing’s platform uses cutting-edge technology to ensure that your documents are secure and authenticated at every step of the process.

Yes, online notaries commissioned in Texas are required by the Texas Secretary of State to record and retain a copy of the online session for four years. The remote online notary platform is compliant with the guidelines to conduct an online notary.

Yes, the notary is authorized to notarize documents for United States citizens who reside in the United States or abroad. The signer's identity is verified through a secure knowledge-based authentication and identify proofing. The principal uploads a government issued identification credential, including a passport, driver's license, that contains the signature and a photograph of the person.

Secured Signing's software platform complies with the statutory requirements to provide electronic notarization platform to notaries in the following states: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California IPEN only Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia IPEN only Florida Hawaii Idaho Illinois Kansas Kentucky Maryland Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana New Hampshire New Mexico New Jersey New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington DC West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

A notary's commission to issue online notarizations is authorized to perform notarial actions for any United States citizen located anywhere in the world. If you are a United States citizen traveling international, locally, residing in another state, or on a water transport, you may notarize your document using this remote online notarization platform. RON allows notaries to serve clients across a broader geographical area, providing greater convenience to clients and expanding the notary’s market reach. With Enotary Signing Agent Services, you can notarize documents as long as you have a secure internet connection.

The remote online notarization is conducted completely through the web. All you need is internet access and a current web browser. You will also need a PDF reader to view your final signed documents. All of these applications are free.

The notary is required to upload your documents into the software platform prior to your scheduled notary session. The software platform allows you to add documents and sign in the following formats: Docx, Doc, ODT, ODS, Xls, Xlsx, RTF, and PDF. After signing, the service will produce the signed document in a PDF format. In order to view it on your PC, you’ll need to have the latest PDF reader installed on your desktop. Documents may be sent by upload (upload bottom on the home page) fax or emailed to info@entoarysigningagentservices.com.

The Texas Secretary of State establishes notary fees. The notary is authorized to charge $25 for each notary stamp, $10 for one signer and $1 for each additional signer. The average cost to notarize a single document with one signer and one notary stamp is $35 (excluding tax for notary services performed in Texas). Loan modifications, loan consummations and refinancing document signing fees are not regulated by the Texas Secretary of State.

Yes! While documents sent by fax and mail are exposed throughout intra-office distribution, electronic documents are kept completely confidential and are viewed only by designated recipients. By using Personalized X509 PKI Digital Signature technology, documents signed with Secured Signing online service, cannot be misplaced, lost, or destroyed, and can’t be change within secured signing service.

Secured Signing is a web application Software as a Service that allows you to fill-in and sign legally binding documents online using the secured Personalized X509 PKI Digital Signature technology. The service enables a registered user to receive a unique private key for signing, add a document to the system, sign it digitally, invite a third party if required and send it to parties involved to sign. Anyone who took part in the signing process or has received the signed document is able to verify signature(s) on their desktop or by using our Online Verification service. The signing process is secured, simple, and accomplished in minutes.

Digital signatures (standard electronic signatures) take the concept of traditional paper-based signing and turn it into an electronic “fingerprint.” This “fingerprint,” or coded message, is unique to both the document and the signer and binds both of them together. The digital signature ensures the authenticity of the signer. Any changes made to the document after it is signed invalidate the signature, thereby protecting against signature forgery and information tampering. Digital signatures sustain signer authenticity, accountability, data integrity and non-repudiation of documents and transactions.

Digital signatures often referred to as advanced or standard electronic signatures are a subgroup with electronic signatures which provide the highest form of signature and content integrity as well as universal acceptance. Digital signatures are based on Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and are a result of a cryptographic operation that guarantees signer authenticity, data integrity and non-repudiation of signed documents. The digital signature cannot be copied, tampered or altered. In addition, because they are based on standard PKI technology, signatures made within one application (e.g. Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF) can be validated by others using the same applications. On the other hand, an electronic signature is a proprietary format (there is no standard for electronic signatures) that is an electronic data, such as a digitized image of a handwritten signature, a symbol, voiceprint, etc. that identifies the author of an electronic message. Electronic signatures are vulnerable to copying and tampering, making forgery easy. In many cases, will require proprietary software to validate the signature.

Secured Signing service utilizes a trusted Digital Signature (PKI) technology, which allows you to verify signatures and validate the document’s integrity on your desktop or by using Secured Signing Free Verification Service online. To verify via your desktop, you need to configure Adobe reader to verify digital signatures and then install Secured Signing’s Root Certificate. If you choose to use Secured Signing Free Verification service, upload the document to the service and we will check it for you. For more info please visit our Signature Verification - Secured Signing

As soon as the signing process on your document was completed, Secured Signing will save it for the following 7 days. All parties involved in signing process will get an e-mail with signed document in PDF format as attachment. The signed Document will remove from Secured Signing system after 7 days, the document owner will get the signed document in e-mail as attachment in PDF format to manage in your personal files.