diff --git a/src/modules/core/data/audit.js b/src/modules/core/data/audit.js
index 04c5e67..fce3ce7 100644
--- a/src/modules/core/data/audit.js
+++ b/src/modules/core/data/audit.js
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ function validateSignatures(item, signatures, didDocs) {
         for (const signature of signatures) {
             const didDoc = didDocs.find((didDoc) => didDoc.id === signature.id);
             if (!didDoc) throw ('DID Document not provided');
+            const vmCreatedDate = new Date(didDoc.verificationMethod[0].created);
+            const signDate = new Date(signature.signedOn)
+            const vmDeactivatedDate = didDoc.verificationMethod[0].deactivated ? new Date(didDoc.verificationMethod[0].deactivated) : null;
+            const validDate = signDate >= vmCreatedDate && (!vmDeactivatedDate || vmDeactivatedDate >= signDate);
+            if (!validDate) throw ('Signature is not valid due to key dates');
             const split = splitJws(signature.jws);
             if (stringify(item) !== stringify(split.payload)) throw ('Payload does not match');
             const validJws = verifyJws({
@@ -73,6 +78,23 @@ function validateSignatures(item, signatures, didDocs) {
     return res;
 }
 
+function validateSignedBefore(item, signatures) {
+    let res = false;
+    try {
+        let issue = false;
+        for (const signature of signatures) {
+            if (signature.signedOn >= item.created) {
+                issue = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        res = !issue;
+    } catch (e) {
+        console.error(e);
+    }
+    return res;
+}
+
 function validateDidsMatch(auditSigs, targetSigs) {
     let match = true;
     for (const asig of auditSigs) {
@@ -209,7 +231,7 @@ async function verify(input, userId) {
                     const existingAgreementSignatures = await agreement.getSignatures(client, userId, existingItem.agreementId);
                     res.results.validEventAgreement = validateDidsMatch(auditRecord.signatures, existingAgreementSignatures);
                     res.results.validEventAgreementSignature = false;
-                    if (validateSignatures(existingAgreement, existingAgreementSignatures, input.didDocs)) {
+                    if (validateSignatures(existingAgreement, existingAgreementSignatures, input.didDocs) && validateSignedBefore(existingItem, existingAgreementSignatures)) {
                         res.results.validEventAgreementSignature = true;
                     }
                 } else {