Electronic signature is used to replace the traditional paper seal for electronic signature and authentication. It ensures the authenticity and legality of the signature by digitizing the image and related information of the seal and using encryption technology and digital certificate for identity authentication. Compared with the traditional paper seal, electronic signature has the advantages of easy management, fast transmission, anti-counterfeiting and anti-tampering, high efficiency and convenience, so it is widely used in e-commerce, e-government, finance and other fields.

The reasons why many enterprises use electronic signatures now mainly include the following aspects:

Convenient and fast: electronic signature can be signed, authenticated and transmitted anytime and anywhere, without complicated processes such as printing, scanning and faxing, saving time and labor costs.

Security and reliability: Electronic signature adopts security measures such as digital signature, encryption technology and digital certificate, which can ensure the authenticity and legality of the signature and avoid the problems of paper signature being easily tampered with, fraudulently used and forged.

Environmental protection and energy saving: electronic signature does not need paper documents and traditional seals, saving resources and reducing paper waste and energy consumption in seal making.

Easy to manage: Electronic signature can track, record and query the signature, which is convenient for management and supervision, and can also improve management efficiency and transparency.

To sum up, electronic signature has the advantages of convenience, security, reliability, environmental protection, energy saving and easy management, so it is widely used in various fields, especially in e-commerce, e-government, finance, law and other fields.