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Stop paying DocuSign $2 for an e-signature

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Re: Stop paying DocuSign $2 for an e-signature

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$2, or $0.25, what exactly is being paid for here? A promise that they'll verify that it's indeed me before I sign a document?

I have the same question about what makes up the cost structure. How much does it cost docusign/hellosign etc to be the "notary"? FWIW the other signature providers have an enterprise sales process which is very negotiable. Pretty sure you can hit this price point at scale, but I hate doing enterprise sales negotiations.

Will signature APIs be free in 10 years? [0]

[0]: https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1460933265460801539

Re: Stop paying DocuSign $2 for an e-signature

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What benefits do products such as DocuSign or cheapesignature have over digital signatures provided by open source libraries such as NaCl [1]? [1] https://nacl.cr.yp.to/

> NaCl's goal is to provide all of the core operations needed to build higher-level cryptographic tools

The services being discussed are the higher-level tools.

Re: Stop paying DocuSign $2 for an e-signature

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post #5
post #2

$2, or $0.25, what exactly is being paid for here? A promise that they'll verify that it's indeed me before I sign a document?

I have the same question about what makes up the cost structure. How much does it cost docusign/hellosign etc to be the "notary"? FWIW the other signature providers have an enterprise sales process which is very negotiable. Pretty sure you can hit this price point at scale, but I hate doing enterprise sales negotiations. Will signature APIs be free in 10 years? [0] [0]: https://twitter.com/paulg/status/14609332654608…

Electronic signatures are free right now. The heavyweight rigmaroles are just security blankets for lawyers.

/mindslight/ mindslight

(ref: https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/sigexamp... )

Re: Stop paying DocuSign $2 for an e-signature

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post #2

$2, or $0.25, what exactly is being paid for here? A promise that they'll verify that it's indeed me before I sign a document?

No, they in fact do not verify this at all. Anyone with access to the document link (which is usually sent over email) can sign it using any name they want.

Re: Stop paying DocuSign $2 for an e-signature

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What benefits do products such as DocuSign or cheapesignature have over digital signatures provided by open source libraries such as NaCl [1]? [1] https://nacl.cr.yp.to/

I'm pretty sure NaCl does cryptographic signatures. Docusign is a way for a human to "sign" a document with their computer - the legal equivalent to writing your name on a physical contract.
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