The Law on E-Transactions 2023 has created a new legal framework for e-signatures, including public digital signatures which are now widely used by enterprises in conducting procedures relative to tax, customs, and social insurance and in signing e-contracts. Guiding public digital signatures, Decree 23/2025/ND-CP regulating e-signatures and trust services will take effect from April 10, 2025 with certain contents related to public digital signatures, including:
(i) Regulations on public digital signature certificates;
(ii) Regulations on obligations of signers before signing digital signatures;
(iii) Regulations on recipients’ obligations when receiving digitally signed data messages.
