Many teams spend months figuring out how to validate Adobe Acrobat Sign. Montrium and Adobe built this package to give you a clear starting point, with ready-to-use templates and test scripts to move your compliance work forward.

















Personalize each ready-to-use template for your own validation project.
Validation Plan
Regulatory Impact Assessment
System Requirements Specification (Requirements, Functional Specifications, Configuration Specifications)
Validation Test Protocol and Test Scripts
Requirements Traceability Matrix
Validation Summary Report

Montrium executes every test script and provides the results. Use them to guide your own testing, or use the documented results as-is to move faster.

The Work Instruction template can be converted into your own procedures for system use and system administration.

For every major release of Adobe Acrobat Sign, the changes introduced by Adobe are assessed to evaluate their potential impact on validation activities performed using the validation package and on compliance with 21 CFR Part 11 requirements. Use this assessment to support your change management process.

Every template and test script is built for Adobe Acrobat Sign's Part 11 configuration, so you never start from a blank page. Co-developed directly with Adobe, each template reflects exactly how Acrobat Sign is meant to be configured. Most vendor packs stop at test scripts. This one goes further, giving you the templates, procedures, and executed test records to build a complete, audit-ready validation file.
Downloaded by thousands of organizations
Built on a structured validation approach inspired by the GAMP® 5 methodology
Major releases get assessed for validation and compliance impact
Lists the configuration settings that make Acrobat Sign 21 CFR Part 11 ready
Follow the recommended settings to configure your own environment
Pre-written test cases get you testing faster
Use the executed test records to guide your testing or to reduce your testing burden
Skip building validation artifacts from the gound up
Available at no cost, saving time and money
Reach out for more information about our validation services.

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Co-authored with Adobe, this white paper maps out validation requirements for electronic signatures in Adobe Acrobat Sign. This is required reading if you work in a GxP environment and need compliant electronic signatures.

Built in partnership with Adobe, this handbook walks you through implementing compliant electronic signatures with Adobe Acrobat Sign. From Bio-Pharma Settings and identity authentication to audit trails and governance, it covers what you need to deploy Acrobat Sign in a GxP-regulated environment.

A step-by-step guide covering vendor qualification, system configuration, testing, and the procedural controls you need to stay compliant.
Start with our roadmap article, The roadmap to validating Adobe Acrobat Sign for 21 CFR Part 11. It answers most of these questions in more detail. Here are the quick answers:
Yes. Beyond the templates, Montrium offers hands-on validation services to implement and manage the process for you, cutting a typical 12 to 16 week timeline down to about a month.
It applies to any e-signature tool used for GxP-regulated records, not just Adobe Acrobat Sign. If your organization is subject to 21 CFR Part 11, validation work is required regardless of which vendor you use.
No. Under FDA regulation, no e-signature tool comes pre-validated, regardless of what a vendor may claim. Vendors can provide documentation and configuration support, but the end user is always responsible for completing and signing off on their own validation.
We recommend it. The package is based on a configuration we know meets Part 11 compliance and passes inspection. If you choose to skip a document or step, you'll need to document your decision, explaining why it wasn't needed.
Not on its own. You'll need access to Bio-Pharma Settings in Acrobat Sign, which isn't included in a standard Adobe Pro account. Your Adobe rep can confirm whether your account qualifies or help you get the right one.
This package works with Adobe Acrobat Sign accounts that have access to Bio-Pharma Settings, the feature set that enables the re-authentication and e-signature workflow required for 21 CFR Part 11 compliance. A standard Adobe Pro account does not include this.