# IPEN electronic Signature

**URL:** <https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/ipen-electronic-signature/42237>\
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**Created:** [September 25, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/ipen-electronic-signature/42237 "2023-09-25T11:57:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dunham1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/dunham1/32/26884_2.png) [@Dunham1](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/Dunham1)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/ipen-electronic-signature/42237/1 "2023-09-25T11:57:27Z")

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What is involved in being an IPEN notary? How do you get an electronic signature?

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**Author:** ![cNsa5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/cnsa5/32/33381_2.png) [@cNsa5](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/cNsa5)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/ipen-electronic-signature/42237/2 "2023-09-25T13:22:07Z")

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@Dunham1 Great question! 🤔💭

There’s a proverbial PLETHORA of data available on this topic. 🤓📖

[http://forum.notarycafe.com/search?q=ipen](http://forum.notarycafe.com/search?q=ipen)

The information is available on Notary Cafe is very insightful & helpful, too!

Also, it’s always wise to _ **research & vet a new client** _ prior to providing a definitive confirmation to them for your initial Signing Order for them. A great start of research would begin within the Notary Cafe forums _ **Search Function** _.

Many members find it _ **difficult/nearly impossible to locate** _ the **Search Function** in order to access the wealth of info available within the database.

To be helpful, I’ve inserted an image for you & others [_see below_] to help members locate it to unlock the wisdom & knowledge of other members on the forums.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/notarycafe/original/3X/3/1/31538837c8f17363ddc97ab51ff9cc1aeff4199c.png)

_ **Accessing the database to locate info about potential clients has saved many of us an inordinate amount of time ‘chasing’ payments for Services professionally provided to potential non-payers . . .** _

🦢

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**Author:** ![ashton](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/ashton/32/35076_2.png) [@ashton](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/ashton)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/ipen-electronic-signature/42237/3 "2023-09-25T17:02:24Z")

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I’ll leave the question of what is involved in being an IPEN notary to the search suggested by cNsa5. The question “how do you get an electronic signature?” needs to be rephrased. An electronic signature is data added to a document to represent the signature of someone who signed it. There will be an electronic signature by each principal, and an electronic signature in the notary certificate by the notary. The format of the signatures may be different, with stricter technical requirements on the notary’s electronic signature. Those requirements vary from state to state.

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**Author:** ![NC\_Mike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/nc_mike/32/54_2.png) [@NC\_Mike](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/NC_Mike)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/ipen-electronic-signature/42237/4 "2023-12-24T17:02:45Z")

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