I'm not sure what jurisdiction you are from but this is certainly not how it works in any legal system I've heard of. In this article published by an Australian

I'm not sure what jurisdiction you are from but this is certainly not how it works in any legal system I've heard of. In this article published by an Australian law firm [1], the "electronic signatures" routinely used in commerce are clearly distinguished from true "digital signatures" in footnote 1. Digital signatures are only convincing if you understand how they work, and most people executing transactions don't. [1] https://www.allens.com.au/globalassets/pdfs/insights/xmedia/insightsmarxvii.pdf https://www.allens.com.au/globalassets/pdfs/insights/xmedia/...