Legal & Security

This category is focused on helping you understand the technical and legal implications of eSigning, the infrastructure digital signatures use, and the security they provide.

Definitions

• Electronic & Digital signature

• Difference between signature and seal

• Long-term validation

• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

• Time stamp

• Electronic certificate

• Certificate Authority (CA)

• Biometric signature

eIDAS & Legality

• Advanced electronic signature (AES)

• Qualified electronic signature (QES)

• Is Circularo compliant with eIDAS?

• Are electronic signatures legally binding?

Security

• Signatures can be copied & pasted - security concern?

• How to authenticate document recipients?