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Aadhaar eSign for Indian businesses

Available in all paid plans and India Data center

This integration allows residents of India and non-residing Indian citizens to digitally sign a document using their Aadhaar. Documents signed this way are legally valid and carry a recognized form of signature as per the e-sign specifications laid out by the Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) in India and the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000.



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Note:
  1. This is ideal for external signers to sign the document.
  2. Each signing will consume 2 Zoho Sign Credits.

How to enable Aadhaar eSign

From the left navigation pane, Click Settings > Integrations , and toggle Aadhaar eSign to ON . This can only be done by the admins of the organization.



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Senders can now enforce their signers to sign documents only with Aadhaar eSign sent from Zoho Sign. Learn how.

Signing a document with Aadhaar eSign

  1. The signing experience remains the same until the final step, where the signer will select Aadhaar eSign from the Sign via dropdown.
  2. Click Proceed in the pop-up informing that you will be redirected to the eMudhra Aadhaar eSign website.
  3. The Aadhaar eSign window will open on the page where the signer needs to enter the Aadhaar number or virtual ID, then click the Get OTP button. The OTP is sent to the registered phone number associated with the entered Aadhaar number.
  4. Enter the OTP and click Perform eSign to finish signing the document.

How to check Aadhaar eSigned documents

  1. Open the signature properties of the signed document.
  2. Click Show Signer's Certificate.
  3. The Certificate Viewer will open, where the certificate details can be found.
  4. In the Certificate Viewer, click the Details tab, then click on Name
    If checked, you can find the document has been signed with the name that is registered with Aadhaar.
  5. Another way to check the document for Aadhaar eSign is by checking the visible signature. However, this can only be checked if the document has a signature field.



The documents are signed with the signer's personal certificate that is based on Aadhaar, which has the highest level of legal assurance.