A digital signature provided by an employing unit or claimant shall authenticate a written electronic communication sent to DES with the same force and effect as that of a manual signature by the person or individual using it. The digital signature shall have the following characteristics:

1. (1) unique to the person or individual using it;
2. (2) ability to be independently verified;
3. (3) under the sole control of the person or individual using it; and
4. (4) infeasible to change the data in the communication without invalidating the digital signature.

History Note: Authority G.S. 96-4; 96-9.15;
Eff. July 1, 2015.