NSDL e-Governance

eSign service is an online electronic signature service that can facilitate an Aadhaar holder to digitally sign a document. NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited (NSDL e-Gov),a licensed Certifying Authority (CA), is empanelled by Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) to provide eSign Services to Application Service Providers (ASPs) eSign is an online electronic signature service that can facilitate an Aadhaar holder to digitally sign a document. An Aadhaar holder can now sign a document after Biometric/One Time Password authentication thus requiring no paper based application form or documents. Authentication of the signer will be carried out by the e-KYC services of UIDAI and on successful authentication i.e., on receiving the consent from the signer, electronic signature on the document/data will be ascribed by eSign services of NSDL e-Gov. eSign will make the process of digital signature very simple and hence, end-users may adopt it at much faster pace than the traditional DSC. Online service providers can use Open API and easily integrate eSign facility, making the feature of non-repudiation much robust in their existing service. Features of eSign Easy and secure way to digitally sign document anywhere, anytime Facilitates legally valid signatures Flexible and easy to implement Privacy of the signer is maintained Secure online service is used Immediate destruction of keys after usage Benefits of eSign Promotes paperless environment No hassels of key storage and key protection concerns User Convenience Integrity with complete Audit trail Saves cost and time