The advantages of using digital signatures include:
• Fraud prevention: By using digital signatures we are eliminating the possibility of committing fraud as the digital signature cannot be altered. Moreover the forging signature is impossible.
• Message integrity: By having a digital signature we are in fact proving the document to be valid. We are assuring the recipient that the document is free from forgery or false information.
• Legal requirements: Using a digital signature satisfies some type of legal requirement for the document in question. A digital signature takes care of any formal legal aspect of executing the document.
• Fraud prevention: By using digital signatures we are eliminating the possibility of committing fraud as the digital signature cannot be altered. Moreover the forging signature is impossible.
• Message integrity: By having a digital signature we are in fact proving the document to be valid. We are assuring the recipient that the document is free from forgery or false information.
• Legal requirements: Using a digital signature satisfies some type of legal requirement for the document in question. A digital signature takes care of any formal legal aspect of executing the document.
