1. 电子签名：
电子签名是湿链接签名的一种数字形式，具有法律约束力和安全性，但不包含任何编码或标准。它可以是一个符号、图像、附加到消息或文档的过程，以识别身份并对其表示同意。当我们只需要验证文件时，我们使用电子签名。电子签名的验证不是由任何受信任的证书颁发机构或信任服务提供商执行的，因此通常不被授权。电子签名比数字签名更易于使用，但它的安全性和真实性不如数字签名。
2.数字签名：
数字签名是一种安全签名，可与电子签名配合使用，并依赖于公钥基础设施，这意味着它带有加密标准。它可以被形象化为一个电子指纹，用于加密和识别一个人的身份。当我们需要保护文件时，我们使用数字签名。数字签名的验证由受信任的证书颁发机构或受信任的服务提供商执行，因此通常是经过授权的。数字签名优于电子签名，因为它比电子签名更安全、更真实。
电子签名与数字签名的区别：
| S.No. | ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE | DIGITAL SIGNATURE |
|---|---|---|
| 01. | Electronic Signature is a digital form of a wet link signature which is legally binding and secure. | Digital Signature is a secured signature which works with Electronic signature and rely on Public key infrastructure. |
| 02. | It can be a symbol, image, process attached to the message or document to recognize the identity and to give consent on it. | It can be visualized as an electronic finger print which encrypts and identifies a person’s identity. |
| 03. | It is used for verifying a document. | It is used for securing a document. |
| 04. | The validation of electronic signature is not performed by any trusted certificate authorities or trust service providers. | While the validation of digital signature is performed by trusted certificate authorities or trust service providers. |
| 05. | It is vulnerable to tampering. | While it is highly secure. |
| 06. | Electronic signature is not usually authorized. | Digital signature is usually authorized. |
| 07. | Electronic signature can not be verified. | Digital signature can be verified. |
| 08. | Less security features are involved in electronic signature. | While Digital signature is comprised of more security features. |
| 09. | Verbal, electronic ticks or scanned signatures are the common types of e-signature. | Types of digital signature include Adobe and Microsoft. |
| 10. | It does not incorporate any coding or standards. | While digital signature comes with encryption standards. |