DIGITAL SIGNATURE NATURE SCOPE UNDER THE IT ACT, 2000 SOME REFLECTIONS'

Abstract

This article has attempted to understand the nature, meaning and scope of ‘digital signature’. In turn, this article has also focused on the mechanism of affixing the ‘digital signature’ to electronic record. Signature signify authentication, verification and non electronic environment this mechanism happens in altogether different sense as compare to paper world because paper-based and paper different in its context and contents.