What is Aadhaar based Esign?
Aadhaar eSign is an online electronic signature service in India to facilitate an Aadhaar holder to digitally sign a document. Aadhaar eSign is used to digitally sign a document using an Aadhaar Card. Documents affixed with Aadhaar based eSignatures have legal value equivalent to that of hand-written signatures. With Aadhaar eSign, any Aadhaar holder can sign documents electronically without the need of physical paperwork.
While Aadhaar eSign is far more scalable than traditional digital signatures, it makes use of the same underlying technology to provide similar security benefits. Aadhaar eSign makes use of a secure cryptographic key pair system to generate compliant and secure electronic signatures.
The Aadhaar eSign process is a very simple, easy process for the end signer:
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Sign Request: Signer receives a signing link on phone, email or on an application they are using (e.g Net banking app, loan app etc.). Signer then views the document and gives consent to Aadhaar eSign.
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Aadhaar details: Signer is redirected to eSign Service Provider Page where he enters Aadhaar number and authenticates the document to be signed using
- OTP
- Fingerprint
- Iris
- Face Authentication
As per the requirement of the sender or mode set by the sender.
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Verification: Upon successful authentication of details of the Aadhaar holder, eSign is affixed on the document.
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Signed Document: Singer as well as all associated parties receive the eSigned document via email or any other configured mode.