Digital Signature
Digital Signature
Sign documents (invoices, contracts, etc..) using any standard certificate.
What is a digital signature?
The digital signature is simply a sequence of characters that is appended to the end of the body of a message to be transmitted under signature. It gives us the opportunity to inform, to faith and / or express a willingness in full legal compliance and security, without the need to be present for stamping on paper our handwritten signature.Digital signature uniquely identifies the person sending the message, makes sure that the message is exactly as it was issued at the time of receipt and that the signer does not have the opportunity to deny having signed the document. That is, a digital signature brings identity and integrity to a document and prevents repudiation at origin.
As examples of signed document standards, there is a PDF/A, which is a subset within the PDF standard dedicated to storage and long-term archiving of documentation.
There are also several certification authorities such as Chambers of Commerce, the Government, CryptoApplet (version free software developed by the University Jaume I) and so on.
What are the advantages provided by the Digital Signature?
Digital signature increases the security of commercial transactions as reflected in documents. Adopting digital signature eliminates the possibility of fraud by an impostor signing the document.
Message integrity: Having digital signature you can prove the validity of the document. It can be assured to the recipient that the document is valid and free of false information.
Legal requirements: Using a digital signature means meeting certain legal requirements with the documents in question.
The digital signature takes care of any legal aspect of the document in the transaction. Examples of documents may be invoices, contracts, payroll etc.
Message integrity: Having digital signature you can prove the validity of the document. It can be assured to the recipient that the document is valid and free of false information.
Legal requirements: Using a digital signature means meeting certain legal requirements with the documents in question.
The digital signature takes care of any legal aspect of the document in the transaction. Examples of documents may be invoices, contracts, payroll etc.
How much can I save implementing the Digital Signature?
The monetary benefits of using Digital Signature solutions instead of traditional paper signs are:
- Increase productivity and employee efficiency
To facilitate a "paperless" environment.
Eliminate the risk of misappropriation of intellectual property
High ROI, significant cost savings
E-Filing of legal documents
Easy access to information
Save printing thousands of papers a day
Save thousands of dollars a month (depending on the size of the organization).
These benefits are greater the larger the company or organization decides to adopt internally our Digital Signature solution.
Signature vs Digital Signatures Ink on Paper
An ink signature can be easily replicated from one document to another using the copy of the image manually or digitally. The Digital Signature forces cryptographically to an electronic identity of an electronic document and can not be copied to another document. Paper contracts often have the ink signature block on the last page and previous pages can be replaced after a signature is applied. Digital signatures can be applied to an entire document, so that the digital signature on the last page, will indicate whether the manipulation of data in any of the pages have been produced.
In addition, the digital signature is becoming a de facto standard to reduce paper use in the current Information Society Digital Age, with consequent financial savings and positive impact on our environment.
In addition, the digital signature is becoming a de facto standard to reduce paper use in the current Information Society Digital Age, with consequent financial savings and positive impact on our environment.
