{"id":17362,"date":"2022-04-20T10:14:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T08:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.viafirma.com\/blog-xnoccio\/?p=17362"},"modified":"2025-08-08T12:04:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T10:04:49","slug":"biometric-signature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.viafirma.com\/en\/biometric-signature\/","title":{"rendered":"All you need to know about biometric signatures"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Are you familiar with the biometric signature<\/strong>? In today’s world, fostering a digital culture in a company is essential for any process. To do this, a correct digital transformation will help us protect our entity and automate processes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Biometric signatures provide a way of signing remotely without the need of digital certificates, allowing users to sign anything, anywhere at anytime.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Here’s all you need to know about the biometric signature<\/strong>!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What are biometric signatures?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The biometric signature is an authentication method that uses the dynamics of a person’s handwritten signature<\/strong>. The pen pressure and duration of the signing process is done with a stylus on a touchscreen or digital-based pen tablet. is able to<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

It collects a wealth of biometric data to uniquely identify the signer<\/strong> and has the same validity than the traditional wet signature<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

A solution with no need for digital certificates<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

eSignatures are used by Public Administrations, companies and even ordinary citizens. However, very few have certificates to sign documents or for authentication, since their use requires some kind of device (PC, mobile or tablet) that’s able to store it, so it is somewhat complex to obtain one.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

For this reason, biometric signatures offer simpler ways of eSigning that do not require certificates<\/strong> while providing the same level of security and confidentiality.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Biometric signature: suitable for face-to-face operations<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This type of eSignature is particulary useful in face-to-face situations<\/strong> when the signer must draw his signature in an electronic document. It is considered advanced electronic signature.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Biometric signature can also be used remotely<\/strong>, but if proper tools aren’t used biometric data will not be collected<\/strong>. In this case we recommend adding some additional evidence<\/strong> such as an SMS shortcode to authenticate the signer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Greater legal security that truly makes a difference<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The level of security of a biometric signature is based on:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n