The document distinguishes between electronic signatures and digital signatures, noting that an electronic signature is a legal concept involving a user’s intent to sign, whereas a digital signature utilizes encryption to secure and verify data authenticity. E-signatures simplify the signing process, while digital signatures add a layer of security. Together, they create a comprehensive solution for secure and verifiable document agreements.

1. E-SIGNATURE
VS.
DIGITAL SIGNATURE
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2. Electronic Signature and Digital Signature are
often used interchangeably in conversation,
but in reality, each carries a distinct set of
defining features and functions
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3. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE

4. DEFINING FEATURES – ELECTRONIC
SIGNATURE

5. DEFINING FEATURES – ELECTRONIC
SIGNATURE
• An electronic signature is, like its paper equivalent, a legal concept. According to the U.S
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, an e-signature is an
“electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other
record and adopted by a person with the intent to sign a record.” Based on this definition,
an electronic signature can be broken down into these components:
• A method of signing
• Data authentication
• User authentication
• Capture of intent
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6. FUNCTIONS – ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE
• Electronic Signature need to prove:

7. DIGITAL SIGNATURE

8. DEFINING FEATURES – DIGITAL SIGNATURE

9. DEFINING FEATURES – DIGITAL SIGNATURE
• A digital signature, refers to the encryption / decryption
technology on which an electronic signature solution is built. A
digital signature alone is not a type of electronic signature.
Rather, digital signature encryption secures the data associated
with a signed document and helps verify the authenticity of a
signed record.

10. FUNCTIONS – DIGITAL SIGNATURE
• How Digital Signature support Electronic Signature

11. DIGITAL SIGNATURE VERIFICATION

12. HOW THEY ARE USED?
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13. HOW THEY ARE USED?
• E-Signatures and Digital Signatures collect very different
types of information.
• An e-signature contains who signed an electronic
document, the processes they followed to do it and their
intent to act based on that agreement.
• Digital signatures, on the other hand, secure sensitive
data, protect against tampering and contain other key
background information that backs the e-signature.
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14. HOW THEY ARE USED?
• The electronic signature makes it much simpler and
easier for users to sign agreements and complete
other online transactions.
• Digital signatures provide a key layer of security and
authenticity to those simplified signatures. Digital
signatures do not, however, ensure security.
• Instead, you have to make sure you are using the
digital signatures to effectively support e-signatures
to ensure they provide the protection you need.

15. BETTER TOGETHER
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16. BETTER TOGETHER
• Putting the two together ultimately produces:

17. BETTER TOGETHER
• When combined, e-signatures and digital signatures form a
holistic solution to document agreements and ensure the
source file that preserves the record is safe, secure and
verifiable.
• turning to e-signatures backed by digital signatures helps
organizations keep up with the way their workers are getting
the job done without sacrificing legality or security.
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