electronic signatures
Online document authentication
Electronic signatures are digital methods of signing documents, replacing handwritten signatures with typed names, drawn signatures on touchscreens, or cryptographic authentication.
They carry legal weight for contracts and agreements in most jurisdictions: Please add your electronic signature to complete the form.
The term covers everything from clicking "I agree" to sophisticated encrypted certificates that verify identity.
- sign on the dotted lineFormally commit to agreement
- civil codeCodified private law system
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- technologyApplied scientific methods
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