What is an electronic signature?

Electronic signing, also known as digital signing, refers to the setting and comparison of users' signatures and seals through Internet technology, which can relieve users' restrictions on space and time under the premise of ensuring safety, and can complete the contract signing anytime and anywhere without consuming a lot of manpower and material resources.

1, electronic signature implementation process

Taking my platform as an example, it only takes three steps to realize electronic signing:

①? Log on to my platform and register personal/business account;

② Complete real-name authentication according to the prompt;

③ Sign an electronic contract.

2. Electronic signature tools.

Different from paper signing, electronic signing is to complete the signing process online, so as to achieve the purpose of signing anytime and anywhere. In other words, the tools to realize electronic signing are the Internet, computers/mobile phones/tablets and third-party electronic signing platforms, all of which are indispensable.

3. The technical principle of electronic signature.

After the signer's real-name authentication, he applies to a third-party CA institution for issuing a CA certificate. After hashing the original content, the signer uses the private key to sign the digital signature, supplemented by the third-party trusted timestamp, thus forming a reliable electronic contract.

Therefore, electronic signature technology mainly includes: digital certificate security authentication, digital signature, time stamp and other technologies. According to the provisions of Articles 5 to 8 of the Electronic Signature Law, electronic contracts that lock the true identity of the signer, effectively prevent document tampering and accurately record the signing time are legally recognized.

At present, electronic signing has penetrated into finance, real estate, automobile, human resources service, education, insurance, third-party payment, tourism, medical care, logistics, supply chain, B2B and other industries. , which has produced rich application scenarios and provided convenient, secure and compliant electronic signature services for more enterprises and users.