Feat: Electronic Signature

[DylanBanta-WM]

I'm curious if you could add an "Electronic Signature" as a feature. For some of our use cases we need the user to not only agree that they've read the document, but that they acknowledge and agree with it. I know the tool is a "Proof of Read" tool, so I understand if this is out of scope.

[btouchard]

Thanks for the suggestion! This is actually a common point of confusion, so let me clarify.

Ackify's proof of reading already covers your use case: when a user signs a document, they confirm they have read and understood it. The latest version (v1.2.2) even includes an integrated document reader to ensure the user actually goes through the content before acknowledging it. The Ed25519 cryptographic signature provides a tamper-proof, timestamped record of that acknowledgment.

What's commonly called "electronic signature" (in the eIDAS/DocuSign sense) is a different concept — it's about proving the signer's identity through strong authentication mechanisms (ID card verification, face matching, qualified certificates, etc.). That's a whole different regulatory and technical domain, and intentionally out of scope for Ackify.

To summarize:

• ✅ Ackify → "I confirm I have read and understood this document" (cryptographic proof)
• 🔏 Electronic signature → "I am provably this person and I legally commit to this document" (identity verification)

For most compliance scenarios (security policies, GDPR awareness, training attestations), the proof of reading is exactly what's needed — without the cost and friction of a full e-signature workflow.

Hope that clears things up! Let me know if you have other questions.

[DylanBanta-WM]

Gotcha, thanks for clarifying. It does sound like this will be fine for our use case.