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electronic signature

nounid 2424·updated May 9, 2026
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The process of applying any mark in electronic form with the intent to sign a data object. See also Digital Signature.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Credential75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

Regulated80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

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Variants

plural
electronic signatures
possessive
electronic signature's
pluralpossessive
electronic signatures'

Framework definitions

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
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Any mark in electronic form associated with an electronic document, applied with the intent to sign the document.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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The process of applying any mark in electronic form with the intent to sign a data object. See also Digital Signature.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
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The process of applying any mark in electronic form with the intent to sign a data object. See also Digital Signature.

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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