eMudhra launches new version of eSign services

By OEM Update Editorial May 13, 2019 1:53 pm IST

eMudhra, a licensed Certifying Authority underthe Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA),India, has announced the launch of new version of eSign services (version 3.0), which offer users a new and innovative way to quickly sign documents using cloud based electronic signatures generated relying on anoffline e-KYC mechanism.

Unlike in the past where the users had to carry out e-KYCevery time they wanted to generate and use electronic signatures,the neweSign services prompt the user to create ane-KYC account, which is valid for 2 years, and e-verify the credentials once. From that time on, all that the user has to do islogin into the e-KYC account using OTP & PIN, and generate eSign 3.0 compliant signature to electronically sign any number of documents. On the other end, the open APIs available with this service makes it easy for online service providers such as banks, insurance providers ande-commerce companies toquickly integrate eSign 3.0 facility (provided by eMudhra), making the feature of non-repudiation more robust in their existing service.

Vijay Kumar, Head – Technology, eMudhra says, “The new eSignin its revived form is very transformative and will go a long way in driving the paperless initiatives of government as well as private institutions.” V. Srinivasan, Chairman,eMudhra says, “As the new eSign is cloud based, it can facilitate e-Signatures from mobile devices, thereby taking digital transformation to the next level.”