To use the Electronic Signature option, you must first enable iFIX security. Once security is enabled, you must assign the appropriate application features to the users who will use this option. You can perform both of these tasks in the iFIX Security Configuration program. If your application uses security areas on tags, you will also need to make sure that these same users also have rights to those security areas.
If you want to build an application with the goal of achieving compliance with the 21 CFR Part 11 regulation, it is strongly encouraged that you use Windows user accounts when using the Electronic Signature option within iFIX. Windows user accounts allow for password expiration and account lockout, which ensures a more secure signing environment. When your Windows password expires, you can change it without leaving iFIX, either when you log in or when you enter an electronic signature.
Refer to the Using iFIX With Windows Security chapter in the Configuring Security Features manual for more information on using Windows user accounts.
