E-sign services
For creating electronic signatures, the signer is required to obtain a Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) from a Certifying Authority (CA) licensed by the Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) under the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000. Before a CA issues a DSC, the identity and address of the signer must be verified. The private key used for creating the electronic signature is stored in hardware cryptographic token which is secured with a password/pin. This current scheme of in-person physical presence, paper document based identity & address verification and issuance of hardware cryptographic tokens does not scale to a billion+ people. For offering fully paperless citizen services, mass adoption of digital signature is necessary.
To address these concerns, Govt. of India through the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has launched a simple to use online service which allows everyone to have the ability to digitally sign electronic documents.
What is eSign?
eSign facilitates digitally signing a document by an Aadhaar holder using an Online Service. eSign is designed for applying Digital Signature using authentication of signer through Aadhaar e-KYC service. This is an integrated service which facilitates issuing a Digital Signature Certificate and performing signing of requested data by authenticating the Aadhaar holder. Aadhaar is mandatory for availing the eSign Service.
What are the expected benefits of eSign?
Easy and secure way to digitally sign information anywhere, anytime – eSign is an online service that offers application service providers the functionality to authenticate signers and perform the digital signing of documents using Aadhaar e-KYC service. Hardware tokens are not required to be used.
Facilitates legally valid signatures – eSign process involves consumer consent, Digital Signature Certificate generation, Digital Signature creation & affixing and Digital Signature Certificate acceptance in accordance with the provisions of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000. It enforces compliance, through API specification and licensing model of APIs. Comprehensive digital audit trail – in-built to confirm the validity of transactions is also preserved.
Flexible and easy to implement – eSign provides configurable authentication options in line with Aadhaar e-KYC service and also records the Aadhaar number that is used to verify the identity of the signer. The authentication options for eKYC include biometric (fingerprint or iris scan) or OTP (through the registered mobile in the Aadhaar database). eSign enables millions of Aadhaar holders easy access to legally valid Digital Signature service.
Respecting privacy – eSign ensures the privacy of the signer by requiring that only the thumbprint (hash) of the document be submitted for signature function instead of the whole document.
Secure online service – The eSign Service is governed by e-authentication guidelines. While authentication of the signer is carried out using Aadhaar e-KYC services, the signature on the document is carried out on a backend server of the e-Sign provider. eSign services are offered by trusted third party service provider, currently Certifying Authorities (CA) licensed under the IT Act. To enhance security and prevent misuse, Aadhaar holders private keys are created on Hardware Security Module (HSM) and destroyed.
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To know more about eSign, please visit the CCA website.
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great thought
I would love to accept this changes, esign is something will change the way we do business in our daily life from running a car to website such as sevendayshopp.com and many more. As an Indian, I feel proud of myself having this system in place. Great work.
Respected Prime Minister, I have an idea about Digital Education for Digital India. Now a days Internet is in all over India. India has a world’s Great Professors in all Department & Google have a Platform called YouTube. If we made a videos of whole syllabus in all Department(by IITs in Engineering Department) then student who lives in Village or who can’t have money to study in IITs they can learn by videos and get equal knowledge in any field in India. Thank You. Jai Hind.
We should focus on Human Computer Interface. Because HCI (human-computer interaction) is the study of how people interact with computers and to what extent computers are or are not developed for successful interaction with human beings
me e-hastakshar seva ko sbhi ke liye sulabh karane ke liye e- saksharta badana chahiye|
ई-हस्ताक्षर सेवा का लाभ समस्त देश वासियों के लिए लाभदायक रहेगा इसके लिए ई -साक्षरता को बढावा देने की आवश्यकता हे|
Hello PM sir,
As a normal citizen i faced many problem regarding proof of document list. for ex. school leaving certificate, birth certificate, Voter Id card, PAN Card, Ration Card, and many more and now Addhar card.
but i support this DSC and Addhar card. but gov should reduce all other document and link other’s document’s data to this Addhar card. like if one card or document contain my whole detail like Birthdate, my family detail, my voting details, my TAX related data and so on..
Dear Sirs
CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND MAKING DIGIIGITAL. MY REQUEST IS THAT WHAT ALREADY DIGITALWHY YOU NOT MAKE PROPRLY WORKING?
CUSTOMS ICEGATE NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN A WEEK 2/3 TIMES SURVER DOWN. YESTERDAY MONDAY WHOLE DAY SURVER WAS DOWN AND COULD NOT PAY CUSTOM DUTY WHY NOT MAKE THESE WORKING PROPERLY? GOVERNMENT LOOSE BIG AMOUNT WHEN NOT WORKI SUCH THINGS
HOPE TO GET POSITIVE REPLY FROM YOU
THANKS N REGARDS
ONE-INDIA COMMON E-SERVICES for public portals and public access to utility data and certificates can create smart connectivity enhance our progress reduce spend of times and man power. people from isolated rural areas can access to the matro-city experience that will definitely connect the citizens of this great India to Global Village making our dreams comes true. Keep it up!