Is eSign a legally valid signature? 1. What is the online eSign Electronic Signature Service?
eSign Electronic Signature Service is an innovative initiative for allowing easy, efficient, and secure signing of electronic documents by authenticating signer using e-KYC services. With this service, any eSign user can digitally sign an electronic document without having to obtain a physical digital signature dongle. Application Service Providers can integrate this service within their application to offer eSign user a way to sign electronic forms and documents. The need to obtain Digital Signature Certificate through a printed paper application form with ink signature and supporting documents will not be required. The Digital Signature Certificate issuance and applying of signature to electronic content is carried out in few seconds with eSign. Through the interface provided by the Application Service Provider (ASP), users can apply electronic signature on any electronic content by authenticating themselves through biometric or OTP using e-KYC services. The interfaces are provided to users on a variety of devices such as computer, mobile phone
etc. At the backend, eSign service provider facilitates key pair generation and Certifying Authority issues a Digital Signature
Certificate. The eSign Service Provider facilitates creation of the Digital Signature of the user for the document which will be applied to the document on acceptance by the user. 2. Where the eSign Online Electronic Signature Service can be used?
An Application Service Provider (ASP) can integrate eSign online electronic signature service so that the users of that ASP will be able to use eSign. A physical paper form/document which is currently used to obtain digital signature certificate can be replaced by its electronic form and thereby facilitate electronic signature of the signer through eSign.
ASPs who can be potential users of eSign include Government agencies, Banks and Financial Institutions, Educational Institutions etc. 3. Can you provide some use-cases of eSign online Electronic Signature Service?
eSign online Electronic Signature Service can be effectively used in scenarios where signed documents are required to be
submitted to service providers – Government, Public or Private sector. The agencies which stand to benefit from offering eSign online electronic signature are those that accept large number of signed documents from users. Some applications which can use eSign for enhancing for enhancing services delivery are the following:-
Digital Locker
Self-attestation
Tax Application for ID, e-filing Financial Sector
Application for account opening in banks and post office
Transport Department
Application for driving licence renewal, vehicle registration
Various Certificates
Application for birth, caste, marriage, income certificate etc
Passport Application for issuance, reissue
Telecom Application for new connection
Educational Application forms for course enrolment and exams
Member of Parliament Submission of parliament questions 4. What are the challenges to be addressed using eSign- Online Electronic Signature Service?
Personal digital signature certificate requires person’s identity verification and issuance of USB dongle to store private key. The access to private key is secured with a password/pin. Current scheme of physical verification, document-based identity validation, and issuance of physical
dongles does not scale to a billion people. For offering hassle-free fully paperless citizen services, mass adoption of digital signature is necessary. A simple to use online service is required to allow everyone to have the ability to digitally sign electronic documents. 5. What are the objectives of eSign online Electronic Signature Service?
eSign Online electronic signature service, offers applications a mechanism to replace manual paper-based signatures by integrating this service within their applications. An eSign user can electronically sign a form/document anytime, anywhere, and on any device. eSign service facilitates significant reduction in paper handling costs, improves efficiency, and offers convenience to customers. 6. Whether eSign online Electronic Signature Service is a replacement for the existing Digital Signature?
No. The existing method of obtaining Digital Signature Certificate by submission of a paper application form to a Certifying Authority, key pair generation by applicant Certification of public key of applicant by a Certifying Authority, signature generation as and when required using signature generation tools/utilities , safe custody of key pairs on Crypto tokens by DSC holder till the expiry of Digital Signature Certificate, etc. will continue to exist along with eSign Online Electronic Signature Service .
The Application Service Provider determines the suitability of eSign Online Signature service in their application. 7. What are the major difference between traditional digital Signatures eco system

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