ABOUT ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE AND ITS PROSPECTS IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY

Abstract

On July 28, 2017, the Government of the Russian Federation approved the program "Digital Economy of the Russian Federation". In the conditions of digital economy, when information in digital form is a key factor in the production of all spheres of socioeconomic activity, paper documents will be actively replaced by electronic ones, and handwritten signature - by its digital counterparts. However, the transition to digital data requires the updating of existing technologies and concepts. Special attention in the program "Digital Economy of the Russian Federation" is given to the issue of creating a trusted circuit, within the framework of which it will be possible to exchange various data in digital form, store and process data, and provide the necessary and sufficient level of confidence in this data. Unlike a paper document signed by analog signatures, the authenticity of which can be verified by handwriting examination, the authentication of the document raises a number of questions. How is it possible to confirm the authenticity of information in digital (electronic) form? How to identify the information creator? How should the author's unique label be assigned to information? And so on. It is necessary to have some tool that uniquely confirms the authorship in electronic form. One of the fastest-growing areas and, to date, the main attribute of ensuring a sufficient level of trust in the data in electronic form is the electronic signature. However, there are subtleties, specific features and rules for working with this technology, which you need to know in order for the electronic signature to become more tightly integrated into our life. This article describes the main aspects and some features of using electronic signatures in the Russian Federation.