# Who can sign accounts?

**URL:** <https://bisq.community/t/who-can-sign-accounts/8625>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [October 30, 2019, 9:35pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/who-can-sign-accounts/8625 "2019-10-30T21:35:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![hdante](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/hdante/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@hdante](https://bisq.community/u/hdante)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 9:35pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/who-can-sign-accounts/8625/1 "2019-10-30T21:35:59Z")

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Hello, comparing the documentation with Bisq trades, I got confused with the question: who can sign accounts ? Please confirm all that apply:

1. BTC buyer maker with account signed
2. BTC buyer taker with account signed
3. BTC seller maker with account signed
4. BTC seller taker with account signed

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**Author:** ![goraelec](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/goraelec/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@goraelec](https://bisq.community/u/goraelec)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/who-can-sign-accounts/8625/2 "2019-10-30T21:56:32Z")

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1. Arbitrators
2. Signed BTC **sellers** , both makers and takers

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**Author:** ![hdante](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/hdante/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@hdante](https://bisq.community/u/hdante)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 10:13pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/who-can-sign-accounts/8625/3 "2019-10-30T22:13:06Z")

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Then there’s something wrong, because my account has been signed today by a peer, but I never bought any BTC.

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**Author:** ![hdante](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/hdante/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@hdante](https://bisq.community/u/hdante)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 11:09pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/who-can-sign-accounts/8625/4 "2019-10-30T23:09:09Z")

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Hello, updating the information that I have from trading in Bisq version 1.2.1:

- BTC buyer maker with account signed can definitely sign seller taker.
- I believe BTC buyer taker with account signed can sign seller maker.
- I believe signed account with less than 30 days can sign other accounts.

All this is in contradiction with the documentation.

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**Author:** ![sqrrm](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/sqrrm/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@sqrrm](https://bisq.community/u/sqrrm)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 12:04pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/who-can-sign-accounts/8625/5 "2019-10-31T12:04:38Z")

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Arbitrators have signed some accounts from disputes they were arbitrating, those are the initial signed accounts. Accounts that can sign other accounts are:

1. Accounts signed by arbitrators
2. Accounts signed by a peer that can sign where the signing happened more than 30 days ago

Signing happens after a trade in which one account is able to sign and the other is unsigned.

This means both buyers and sellers can get signed as long as the counterparty is a signer. Maker or taker, doesn’t matter.