No token, no software, no account. Docsliy routes the signature through a Certifying Authority licensed by the Controller of Certifying Authorities, so it carries the weight of a handwritten signature under the Second Schedule of the IT Act, 2000.
The signer needs a phone that receives SMS. That's the whole requirement.
The agreement goes out with the signing request. Stamp duty, where it applies, is already settled.
The signer authenticates against their Aadhaar-linked mobile number by OTP, or by fingerprint or iris capture where the deal warrants it.
Authentication is performed by a CA licensed by the Controller of Certifying Authorities — not by Docsliy.
The completed document returns with its signing record: timestamp, IP, device and authentication method.
The Information Technology Act, 2000 recognises two signing techniques. Docsliy applies whichever the transaction calls for — you don't have to work out which.
Online authentication through a licensed Certifying Authority, using an Aadhaar OTP or biometric.
A PKI certificate issued on secure hardware by a licensed Certifying Authority — for counterparties without Aadhaar, or filings that require one.
For counterparties outside India, identity is verified through Docsliy Verify instead. The signature routes correctly either way, without you setting anything up per signer.
Two short lists: what stays with the document as evidence, and what never reaches our systems at all.
Timestamp, IP, device and authentication method are retained with the document, supporting the presumptions in Sections 85B and 65B of the Evidence Act.
Why it matters: it puts the burden on whoever disputes the signature.Authentication is performed by the licensed Certifying Authority, not by us. Aadhaar data is not used for any purpose beyond executing that signature.
Where it's written: our privacy policy states this directly.Where a licensed provider must apply the signature, we send only a SHA-256 hash — never the contract, its contents or its metadata.
How you check it: a hash is one-way and can't reconstruct the file.The IT Act excludes a defined set of documents from electronic execution. Docsliy flags these at the drafting step so you don't discover it at signature.
Read the India legality guideNo account for them to create, nothing to install. If the instrument turns out to be one the IT Act excludes, you'll find out before you send it.