The term Digital signature refers to a complex method for authenticating a document to verify that it hasn’t been tampered with during transit between sender and signer. It is separate from the term ‘electronic signature’. HelloSign enables you to do both at the same time.
HelloSign offers a simple, easy-to-use and free eSignature software that allows you to sign documents in PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more with digital signatures embedded in them for security and protection.
HelloSign offers a simple, easy-to-use and free eSignature software that allows you to sign documents in PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more with digital signatures embedded in them for security and protection.
Beyond making it fast and simple to sign a document, here are a few other added perks of using HelloSign to sign documents online:
Added security for your documents. Features like digital signatures, time-stamped audit trails, document passcodes and bank-level protection of sensitive information give you extra peace of mind.
Copies of your signed documents automatically save to your HelloSign account, for easy document access. You can also save to one of the apps we integrate with, such as Box, Dropbox, Evernote or many more.
Did you forget to sign a document that’s been sent to you? No worries! Automated reminder emails will give you the gentle nudge you need. You’ll also receive email notifications when others view, open or sign a document you’ve sent out for signature.
Did you forget to sign a document that’s been sent to you? No worries! Automated reminder emails will give you the gentle nudge you need. You’ll also receive email notifications when others view, open or sign a document you’ve sent out for signature.
A signature of your name is more powerful than you think. In a few clicks and swipes, you are well on your way to a business solution that digitally transforms your entire workflow. Only Dropbox Sign focuses on providing the easiest to use electronic signing solution that you can integrate with the business apps you already use.
Businesses spend around $350 billion each year on paperwork, with productivity losses of $19,000 per employee per year. Dropbox Sign’s signature maker software helps to lower these costs.
Printing, signing and shipping documents is costing your company time, money and productivity. Our electronic signature system for Word is secure, efficient, loaded with useful features and gives you the ability to sign all the document formats you use on a day-to-day basis.
A digital signature is created when HelloSign’s eSignature tool provides a one-way hash of the electronic data to be signed, a fixed-length string of letters and/or numbers generated by an algorithm. This encrypted hash is the digital signature.
The main benefit of digital signatures is security. They ensure that a document cannot be altered without the recipient knowing about it, and that signatures are legitimate. The use of security features associated with HelloSign digital signatures – such as PINs, passwords, asymmetric cryptography, audit trails and timestamps – ensures that documents sent and received for signature with HelloSign are as secure as can be.
Digital signatures are used primarily to streamline processes, speed up the document-signing lifecycle and improve document integrity. Industries such as government, healthcare, financial services and cryptocurrency platforms all utilise digital signatures to enhance security of highly sensitive information.
While most people use the terms interchangeably, there is a difference between the two. An electronic signature refers to a protected and legally binding online signature. A digital signature refers to a complicated method for authenticating a document.