Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by shallichange 1037 days ago
No x509 certificates involved?

In countries with legally binding digital signatures (I.e. Argentina) you need a cert issued following identity verification.

1 comments

So it covers basically all use cases in the USA and most private commercial use cases in the EU. Seems reasonably useful for many people.

Most countries that accept eSignatures don't require digital certificates. There aren't many other countries as strict as Argentina. See for ex https://www.hellosign.com/blog/electronic-signature-laws-aro...