Digital signature speeds up administrative work by 85%

You can check if a PDF document has a digital signature by looking for a “Signature Panel” or “Signatures” section in the PDF document’s navigation pane.

You can create a digital signature for a PDF without Adobe using other digital signature applications such as Mekari Sign.

Here are the steps to create a digital signature for a PDF:

• Visit the Mekari Sign website at mekarisign.com using your browser.
• Login if you already have an account. If not, click on Schedule Demo to have our team assist you in creating an account.
• A popup will briefly explain Mekari Sign’s features, such as the KOMINFO-accredited electronic signature, PERURI’s eMeterai, electronic stamp, and e-Contract. Click on Get started.
• A popup called Let’s take a tour will briefly explain Mekari Sign’s features. You can click on Skip or Take a tour.
• If you click Skip, you will be directed to the dashboard. Here, you can upload the PDF document you want to sign by clicking Upload Document or the + button on your phone.
• Click on the box provided to upload the document from your device, then click Next.
• Next, you must add the parties who will sign the document. Fill in their names and email addresses in the available fields and select Needs to Sign under Type.
• If you want to include yourself as one of the signatories, click Add me as the signer. Or, if you want to add another party, click on Add another signer. When done, click on Next.
• Then, customize the signature for each party, including its position, name, date, and so on. To do so, click and drag the options at the bottom of the screen onto your document.
• When setting up all parties’ signatures, click Next to continue.
• Double-check that all parties’ names and email addresses are correct. If so, click Send Document to send the document to the relevant parties.

The difference between a digital signature and an electronic signature is that digital signatures have special encryption to verify the signatory with the same certainty as certified electronic signatures. This makes them more secure and legally binding.

Yes, digital signatures are legal and have legal validity and consequences, but they can be vulnerable to forgery. Certified electronic signatures provide higher levels of security and legal bindingness than digital signatures.

As regulated in the Information and Electronic Transactions Law, electronic signatures have legal validity and consequences. The law also specifies several requirements for their validity, including:

• The signature owner only knows the signature creation data.
• Only the signature owner is authorized to use the electronic signature.
• All changes made after the signature creation can be detected.
• All changes related to the electronic information associated with the electronic signature can be detected.
• There is a way to identify the signature owner.
• Verifying that the signature owner has agreed to the related electronic information is possible.

Yes, digital signatures can be forged because they do not have special encryption to verify the signatory with the same certainty as certified electronic signatures. This makes digital signatures vulnerable to forgery.

• Digital signatures can shorten the time and reduce administrative costs.
• Digital signatures are legally binding and securely handled.
• Digital signatures can improve business operational efficiency.