What is an Electronic Signature

Sign and seal key documents with a visual representation

 There are four types of electronic signatures:

 (1) ordinary electronic signature In the form of a signature block on an uploaded PDF document where the person signing adds their signature by clicking on a signature block and typing in their name;

(2) biometric signatures In the form of a biometric signature pad attached to the signing device that the person signs on to create a digitized version of their handwritten signature with an audit trail of the biometric metadata of how the signature was created, much the same as the biometric option used with the eForms;

(3) digital signature in the form of a digital certificate based on cryptography associated with the person signing that the person uses to sign a PDF; (this works by letting the person singing view the PDF in their internet browser and applying a digital signature using a browser plugin and an optional USB hardware token to store a PKI private key)

(4)  advance electronic signatures (class 4 certificate issued by an accredited certificate authority) In the form of a class 4 certificate issued by an accredited certificate authority that the person signing uses in the same way as a digital certificate for the digital signature.

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