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Understanding Digital Signatures in India

Everything citizens, businesses, and developers need to know about legally valid electronic signatures, trusted CAs, and the difference between a scanned signature and a real cryptographic one.

Signature Types — What's the Real Difference?
FeatureWet InkScanned / ImageDrawn on ScreenOTP / Click-SignAadhaar eSign / DSC
IT Act 2000 — Valid✓ Yes✗ No✗ No⚠ Limited✓ Yes
Tamper-Evident✗ No✗ No✗ No⚠ Partial✓ Yes
Identity Verified⚠ Physical✗ No✗ No⚠ Phone/Email✓ Govt. ID
Court Admissible✓ Yes✗ Generally no✗ Generally no⚠ Case-dependent✓ Yes
Crypto Verifiable✗ No✗ No✗ No✗ No✓ Yes
CA Backed✗ No✗ No✗ No✗ No✓ Yes
Signature Identity Assurance Levels
L1
No Identity Verification
Anyone can upload a JPG of a signature or type a name. There is zero proof of who signed — easily forged or denied in court.
Scanned signature · image upload
L2
Basic Electronic Signature
Email or SMS OTP at time of signing. Audit trail exists but no cryptographic binding to any identity document.
DocuSign Basic · Zoho Sign OTP
L3
Digital Signature Certificate (DSC)
X.509 certificate issued after physical KYC by a CCA-licensed CA. Private key on hardware USB token.
eMudhra DSC · NSDL DSC
L4
Aadhaar eSign (Govt. Identity)
Biometric or OTP Aadhaar authentication issues a short-lived cryptographic certificate tied to your 12-digit UID via C-DAC.
Aadhaar OTP eSign
CCA-Licensed Certifying Authorities — India (2025)
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C-DAC
Govt · Aadhaar eSign ASP
Government

Primary issuer for Aadhaar OTP and biometric eSign. Issues short-lived (~30 min) session certificates via C-DAC Sub CA.

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eMudhra Limited
Private · Class 3 · Aadhaar ASP
Private

India's largest commercial CA. Issues Class 2 and Class 3 DSCs. Empanelled as Aadhaar eSign ASP under UIDAI.

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NSDL e-Governance
Semi-Govt · PAN Integration
Semi-Govt

Issues DSCs tied to PAN database. Popular for income tax, ROC/MCA filings. NSDL eSIGN provides Aadhaar-based eSign.

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SafeScrypt (Sify)
Private · Class 3
Private

Long-standing CCA-licensed CA. Issues Class 3 certificates for individuals, organizations, and government departments.

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Capricorn Identity
Private · Class 3 · DGFT
Private

Class 3 DSCs including DGFT and Document Signer certs. Widely used for customs, import/export, and corporate filings.

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