Qualified Electronic Signatures: Why do They Matter?
A Qualified Electronic Signature is the most secure and legally recognized digital signature form. In the EU it’s treated the same as a handwritten signature.
A Qualified Electronic Signature is the most secure and legally recognized digital signature form. In the EU it’s treated the same as a handwritten signature.
Event took place on 28th of November in Bengaluru and was hosted by eMudhra. Here are a few highlights from presentations given on this event and you can also see the full recording of the livestream from Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR3TBKajl1o Members present were Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Japan, Read more…
Imagine that you have been sent a document with an electronic signature. How can you be sure that the signature there is valid? There are a few important things to consider that are explained below. Electronic signatures fall into 2 broad categories: 1) Simple electronic signatures and 2) Qualified or Read more…
Background:If you want to register .ee domain in Estonia then you need to sign the registration request with Qualified Electronic Signature – QES. Host.ee is a leading domain registration and web hosting service provider based in Estonia. The company offers a wide range of services, including domain registration, web hosting, Read more…
One of the first questions is can you trust the signature if you receive an electronically signed document? ETSI has established a technical committee (TC) electronic signatures and infrastructures (ESI) to address these questions. ETSI is an international organization producing globally applicable standards for ICT-enabled systems. eID Easy is helping Read more…
A Canadian court made a recent decision where a legally binding contract was signed electronically by texting the picture of the contract and being replied by “Thumbs up” emoji 👍. Value of this contract was C$82,000 ($61,442). You can read more about the case from https://www.canlii.org/en/sk/skkb/doc/2023/2023skkb116/2023skkb116.html and easier to read Read more…
In today’s digital world, electronic signatures have become an essential part of conducting business transactions. eID Easy, an electronic signature API marketplace, has been providing a secure and efficient platform for businesses to collect electronic signatures. eID Easy has recently added a new feature to its API, it now offers Read more…
A cloud-based signature certificate is a digital certificate that is used to create and verify qualified electronic signatures (QES). It is stored and managed in the cloud, rather than on a local device or server. A signature certificate contains information about the signer, including their name, email address, and the Read more…
Every company operating in the EU and in many other regions needs some Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) if they want to become fully digital. In most countries contracts like employment contract, employment contract termination, warranties, IP transfer or many other types need QES to be valid. Usually these documents are Read more…
Here is a quick overview of how documents can or must be created and signed in the European Union based on the Estonian Civil Code Act. Since EU law is quite similar then most of this applies in rest of the EU countries as well. Law in Estonian is in Read more…