Digital signatures
Secure your agreements with AES
Advanced Electronic Signatures (AES) add an additional layer of identity verification to the signing process, offering high levels of trust and security. It also helps you stay compliant with eIDAS regulations, no matter where your business operates.
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Discover how AES integrates into your Docusign workflow for additional security.
Secure, compliant and efficient agreements
Docusign’s AES capabilities streamline your agreement process, delivering faster, legally binding, and secure agreements with ease.
Integrated identity verification
With a smoothly integrated identity verification and authentication process, your important contracts are protected.
eIDAS compliance
As a registered QTSP in Europe, Docusign provides tamper-proof digital certificates with every advanced electronic signature. This securely connects the final signature to a verified identity, while ensuring compliance with eIDAS requirements.
Regionally valid in the EU and the UK
Scale your operations across the EU and UK with confidence, knowing any contract signed with AES is legally recognised as such across those regions.
Why choose Docusign?
Docusign meets the stringent global security standards
Whether you're aiming to comply with local standards (eIDAS, ETSI, GDPR, etc.) or international regulations (ISO 27001, SSAE 18 (SOC 1 and 2), PCI, etc.), Docusign is your trusted partner for secure, compliant agreements.
Globally trusted, used and recognised
We're here to help you establish exceptional trust with your customers. That's why we build security into every step of the agreement process – so you can send and sign with peace of mind. More than 1 million customers and 1 billion users trust Docusign.
Integrated into the Docusign IAM platform
Docusign is transforming how millions of organisations create, sign, and manage agreements. Combined with our digital signature features, the Intelligent Agreement Management (IAM) platform helps you accelerate revenue, unlock value, and reduce risk across all your agreements.
Developed in Europe
With dedicated teams in region, Docusign's solutions are designed to meet the specific needs of businesses, adapting to changing market demands. Additionally, we’ve been operating in the region for over a decade and have data centres across three EU countries.
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Types of signatures in detail
Discover use cases and learn about the differences between signature types to identify the right one for you
Guide to Advanced Electronic Signatures (AES)
Discover everything you need to know about advanced electronic signatures and the extra security they provide.
Types of digital signature explained
Explore the three types of digital signatures available on the market—Simple (SES), Advanced (AES), and Qualified Electronic Signature (QES)—and learn how to choose the right one for your business needs.
FAQ
A digital signature is a type of electronic signature generated via a digital certificate. A digital signature helps securely associate a signer with a specific document. Digital signatures form a digital “fingerprint” and can be used to validate signer identity and demonstrate that the signed document has not been tampered with.
Yes, an Advanced Electronic Signature (AES) is legally recognised and enforceable in the UK and across all EU Member States, provided it meets the specific security, authenticity, and compliance requirements outlined in the eIDAS regulation.
Advanced electronic signatures (AES) are suitable for a wide range of agreements, especially those that require enhanced security and signer authentication. Examples of typical agreements that likely use AES include NDAs, purchase orders, vendor agreements, insurance claims and hiring contracts.
Advanced electronic signatures (AES) enhance the signing process by adding identity verification. These signatures must be uniquely linked to the signer and capable of identifying them, with signature records that can demonstrate any tampering.
Qualified electronic signatures (QES) have even stricter requirements, including face-to-face or equivalent identity verification, which can be conducted live in person or via an audio/video connection. A QES is particularly notable for being legally equivalent to a handwritten signature under eIDAS, providing a higher level of legal assurance.Docusign works with Trust Service providers from around the world to offer digital certificates and digital signatures through the Docusign platform.
See the global list of Trust Service Providers.Electronic signatures, or e-signatures, are a broad category of methods for signing a document. A digital signature is a type of electronic signature that offers additional verification of the identities of the parties involved in a transaction.
Digital signatures are based on a technology standard called Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). PKI is used to create a unique, tamper-evident ‘digital certificate’ that associates a signer with a document and guarantees that the electronic document is authentic. Digital certificates indicate that the signers have completed extra steps to confirm their identities. A signer’s digital certificate is used to create the signature and then attach it to the signed document.
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