Requiring Electronic Signatures

On the Electronic Signatures page, located within the Security node of Administration Console, you can specify that individual actions require an electronic signature prior to access being granted. The requested electronic signature is simply a request for the user to resubmit their login credentials, similar to what is requested when first logging into Windows at the beginning of the day. When users perform actions that require an electronic signature, a dialog pops up requesting that they submit their Windows credentials.

Electronic signatures require entry of a user's name and password regardless of whether or not the currently logged-in user has already been granted the appropriate permissions to perform the action. They add another level of security to your application. For instance, suppose a user walks away from their workstation without locking it, and another user with lower-level security rights attempts to perform security-sensitive actions. With electronic signatures enabled, that user will be asked to submit login credentials before being allowed to proceed.

In Administration Console's left Navigation Pane, click Security and expand the node.
Under Security, click Electronic Signatures to open the Electronic Signatures page.
Click the check box next to each action for which you want to require an electronic signature.

If you wish to enable electronic signatures for all actions, simply click the Check All button. Alternatively if you want to disable electronic signatures for all actions, click the Uncheck All button.
Click Apply to save your changes. Alternatively, click OK to save your changes and close Administration Console.

Once you have enabled electronic signatures for one or more actions, you can audit the list of permission checks made via electronic signature within the BarTender Suite at any time from the Security Permissions Checks view of the History Explorer Application.