DIGITAL SIGNATURE - MISUSERS BWARE

The prevalence of using the digital signatures will grow at a break-neck speed in very near future with the advent of increasing emphasis on e-governance. With such phenomenon, the need to safe gaurd its usage becomes immensely important. It is an imperative obligation on the part of our fraternity to educate our service recipients on the risks annexed to the usage of digital signatures. RBI has expressed concern over use of smart cards, as these could compromise security. Raising this issue in a speech, deputy governor of RBI, V Leeladhar pointed out that a smart card could fall into wrong hands who would then have access to the digital signature within.