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Maybe it’s just not covered by the article but I see no mention of certificate based digital signatures. Without that this is dead on arrival in a real world bu
by austin-cheney 3y ago
Maybe it’s just not covered by the article but I see no mention of certificate based digital signatures. Without that this is dead on arrival in a real world business context. That is the primary reason many organizations remain stuck on PDF and why DocuSign is a viable business.
- 38 3y ago> no mention of certificate based digital signatures. Without that this is dead on arrival in a real world business context no, its really not. I have been using PDFs in a "real world business context" for many, many years. and out of thousands of PDFs sent and received, less than 1% (probably 0.1%) had a use for a digital signature. signatures are useful, but you seem to be inflating their importance for typical daily business use.
- lxgr 3y agoAre digitally signed PDFs actually common in your industry? All DocuSign contracts I’ve ever interacted with were signed using the “click here to sign your name” flow, i.e. not making use of PDF signatures at all. I’ve signed PDFs using a “qualified digital signature” myself a few times, but that was in the EU.
- austin-cheney 3y agoYes, digitally signing PDFs is regular business in my industry.