Sergey Barysiuk | Source | CTO, Co-founder at PandaDoc
Sergey Barysiuk
Sergey is the Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder at PandaDoc. Sergey is a company owner, a technical lead, and a passionate developer. He loves creating new revolutionary products which solve business problems efficiently. Usability, UI, and code quality are very important things he always keep an eye on. He has wide experience in the software industry. Having worked as a developer, a technical lead, and a software architect, he owns a company and enjoys creating good products, inventing new things, and learning new technologies.
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PandaDoc (https://www.pandadoc.com/)
CTO, Co-founder
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What Is a Digital Signature?
A digital signature is a type of electronic signature that’s secure and can be authenticated. Digital signatures are important because they're legally enforceable just like a handwritten signature. They're used to sign important documents like mortgage documents. As a result, they're not the same thing as simply typing your name on an electronic document. In this guide, we explain more about what digital signatures are, how they work, and the benefits they offer.
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This certificate is a personal key that encrypts the documents and guarantees their safety. When a user signs a new document with their digital signature certificate, the document is "hashed," or translated into a code. These extra steps are what makes a digital signature more secure than an electronic signature. Instead of just using a symbol, it contains your personal key, which verifies the validity of the document.
