The Electronic documents, authenticated by cryptographic digital signatures, have the same properties of integrity, authenticity of origin, and non-repudiation as paper documents, and are now used as direct replacements for the paper documents. Use of Digital Signatures in applications like e-Banking, online loan applications and approval systems, e-Mortgage etc helps to eliminate paper handling costs and teller interactions in an increasingly competitive banking environment. Digital Signature technology helps this industry to undertake secure online services, which is a "value added" tool to attract and retain new customers these days. |