When the authority or legitimacy of your legal transaction is in question, it may allow stakeholders to repudiate its validity. In case of a legal transaction this could mean bringing into question if the authorized signature is valid and thereby bringing the entire legal transaction into question. This could lead to unwanted scrutiny, and unwelcome added costs to defend your legal transaction.
It’s important to be able to employ the convenience of electronic signatures with the confidence of knowing that they will be held valid and legally binding if challenged.