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NOM-151

Electronic Signature with Legal Validity

It's up to the NOM-151-SCFI-2016 for data message maintenance and advanced electronic signature with full probative value.

What's the NOM-151?

The NOM-151- SCFI - 2016 That's the Mexican Official Standard that lays down the requirements for data message maintenance and document digitization. It lays down the conditions under which an electronic document has a statutory validity equivalent to a physical document.

That rule was vital to companies that wished to implement electronic signatures with full legal validity in Mexico as it established necessary technical and procedural requirements.

Applicable legal framework

  • • Trade Code (Section 89-114)
  • • Advanced Electronic Signature Act
  • • NOM-151- SCFI - 2016
  • • Federal Civil Code

Implementation

  • • Commercial contracts
  • • Financial documents
  • • Digital legal acts
  • • Conservation of evidence

Requirements of NOM-151

The four pillars that guarantee the legal validity of an electronic record.

1

The document's integrity

The content of the data message should be complete and unchanged from its creation.

JAAK: Hash cryptographic SHA-256 that guarantees that the document has been unchanged.

2

Sealing of time

The date and time at which the document was signed should be established.

JAAK: Timestamp certified by PSC (Certifying Service Provider) authorized.

3

Attribution to the signatory

The data message should be attributable to the person signing it.

JAAK: Facial biometric monitoring + official document that links the signatory.

4

Maintenance of message

The document and its evidence should be preserved in an accessible manner for subsequent consultation.

JAAK: Secure storage with AES-256 encryption and geographical replication.

Benefits of electronic signature

Documents with the same legal value as a signed physical document of fist and letter.

Full legal validity

Documents signed with JAAK have the same evidentiary value as a signed document of fist and letter.

No repudiation

The signatory cannot deny his signing with biometric and documentary evidence.

Full audit

Each sign generates a file with all the evidence of the signing process.

100% digital process

Signature of contracts without printing, sending or storing physical documents.

Cases of use

Documents you can sign

The electronic signature of JAAK valid for a wide range of commercial and legal documents.

Financial service contracts
Payments and credit
Loan contracts
Confidentiality Agreements (NDA)
Contratos laborales
Insurance policies
Letters of instruction
Consentimientos informados

Signature process

1
Loading of document
Upstairs PDF to sign
2
Identity verification
Biometrics and official document
3
Signature of document
Capture of consent
4
Sealing of time
Timestamp certificado
5
Evidence generation
Full file

Do you need electronic signature with legal validity?

We show you how JAAK can help you sign documents according to NOM-151.