Organisation : DigiLocker Government of India
Facility : eSign DigiLocker Services
State : All India
Website : https://digilocker.gov.in/
eSign DigiLocker Services
eSign – Online Electronic Signature Service :
eSign is an online electronic signature service which can be integrated with service delivery applications via an API to facilitate an eSign user to digitally sign a document.
Related : DigiLocker Government of India Get Your Digital Aadhaar in DigiLocker : www.statusin.in/34545.html
Using authentication of the eSign user through e-KYC service, online electronic signature service is facilitated
Salient Features of eSign :
| Save cost and time | e-KYC based authentication |
| Improve user convenience | Mandatory e-KYC id |
| Easily apply Digital Signature | Biometric or OTP based authentication |
| Verifiable Signatures and Signatory | Flexible and fast integration with application |
| Legally recognized | Suitable for individual business and Government |
| Managed by Licensed CAs | API subscription Model |
| Privacy concerns addressed | Assured Integrity with complete audit trail |
| Simple Signature verification | Immediate destruction of keys after usage |
| Short validity certificates | No concerns regarding key storage and key protection |
eSign FAQ :
What is eSign?
eSign service is an easy, efficient and secure way of digitally signing electronic documents. With this service, any Aadhaar holder can digitally sign an electronic document without having to obtain a physical digital signature dongle.
The signer is authenticated using Aadhaar eKYC services. You can use eSign service to digitally sign the self-uploaded documents in DigiLocker as a method of self attestation.
What type of documents can be eSigned in DigiLocker?
You can sign any document uploaded in your ‘Uploaded Documents’ section using eSign. DigiLocker currently allows pdf, jpeg and png files to be uploaded to your account. All eSigned files are available in the pdf format after signing.
Why does my digital signature appear as ‘Signature Not Verified’ in Adobe Acrobat Reader after eSigning a document?
This may happen if the trusted root certificate list in your Adobe Acrobat Reader is not up to date. For this, please install the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader by downloading it from – https://get[dot]adobe[dot]com/uk/reader/.
Now open Adobe Acrobat Reader. Open Preferences dialog box by clicking ‘Preferences’ menu item in ‘Edit’ menu. Select ‘Trust Manager’ from ‘Categories’ list displayed on the left hand side. You will see ‘Automatic Adobe Approved Trusted Certificates Updates’ section on the right hand side in the Preferences box.
Check ‘Load trusted root certificates from an Adobe server’ check box and click ‘Update Now’ button. This will update your trusted root certificate list. Now, restart Adobe Acrobat Reader and open your digitally signed document. Your digital signature should now appear as valid.
I clicked the eSign icon, but I still haven’t received the OTP after 5 mins. What should I do?
The OTP service is operated by UIDAI. Sometimes it takes a few minutes for the SMS to be received (depending on the load on UIDAI servers and your mobile operator’s network traffic).
Please wait for the OTP to be received. It is valid for 30 mins.
While eSigning a document, I’m getting an error “This document is digitally signed previously. It cannot be eSigned again in DigiLocker”.
Digitally signed documents cannot be eSigned again in DigiLocker. This mean if you upload a DigiLocker issued (digitally signed) document, or any other external document which is already digitally signed, this cannot be eSigned.