23. The software product of claim 19 , wherein the document tracking system comprises a document control system that provides persistent document security for documents tethered to the document control system, and the electronic document comprises a document tethered to the document control system, the operations further comprising untethering the signed document from the document control system.
23. The software product of claim 19 , wherein the document tracking system comprises a document control system that provides persistent document security for documents tethered to the document control system, and the electronic document comprises a document tethered to the document control system, the operations further comprising untethering the signed document from the document control system. 33. The software product of claim 23 , wherein combining and signing the electronic document and the actions-taken information comprises: signing the actions-taken information; combining the electronic document and the signed actions-taken information; and signing the electronic document, which includes the signed actions-taken information, to generate the signed document.