CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Aadhaar eSign is an online electronic signature service in India to facilitate an Aadhaar holder to digitally sign a document.

Detailed explanation-2: -An individual’s Aadhaar data is used to create a special electronic signature known as the Aadhaar Card digital signature or Aadhaar e-signature. It is an encrypted signature that may be used to digitally sign letters, agreements, and other types of documents. It is equivalent to a handwritten signature in value.

Detailed explanation-3: -Difference between DSC based digital signatures and Aadhaar esign signatures: Digital signatures are signatures done using digital signature certificate (DSC) issued to the signer by Government authorised Certifying Agencies (CA’s). The DSC consists of a set of unique keys-a private key and public key.

Detailed explanation-4: -eSign – Online Electronic Signature Service The private key used for creating the electronic signature is stored in hardware cryptographic token which is of one time use.

Detailed explanation-5: -eSign service is an online electronic signature service that can facilitate an Aadhaar holder to digitally sign a document.