Electronic Signing

Turn Trusted Identity into Trusted Action

Electronic Signing enables a person to sign documents, provide approvals and complete trusted transactions electronically.

TRIDENT supports different levels of electronic signature, from secure transaction approvals to certificate-based signing for higher-assurance uses. Where a process requires it, an accredited electronic signature can be applied: one associated with an accredited certificate issued under Barbados' legal framework for electronic transactions.

Each service applies the signing method appropriate to its purpose, its policies and the legal requirements that apply to it.

Designed for Citizens

TRIDENT makes it easier to complete important actions without paper or unnecessary visits. For example, a citizen can sign a participating application, authorisation or official document remotely, using their trusted TRIDENT identity.

Each signature is authorised by the citizen for that specific document, and can be verified afterwards by anyone who needs to confirm it is genuine.

Ready for Services

Government entities and participating organisations can integrate Electronic Signing into document and transaction workflows. TRIDENT supports signer identification, document integrity, certificate-based trust, signature validation and reliable evidence of each signing process.

The institution responsible for a process determines when a signature is required and which form of signature satisfies it.

Related TRIDENT Capability 

Learn how Access Government Services brings trusted identity, authentication, signing and approvals together in complete digital service journeys.

A note on terminology: this content uses "electronic signature", the term used in Barbados law. "Digital signature" is a technical term for the cryptographic method that can be used to create one. Where you see it elsewhere, it refers to the mechanism, not to a different legal category.