For an electronic signature to be considered as advanced it must meet several requirements:[3][4] Advanced electronic signatures that are compliant with eIDAS may be technically implemented through the Ades Baseline Profiles that have been developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI):[3] The implementation of advanced electronic signatures under the specification of eIDAS serves several purposes.
Business and public services processes, even those that go across borders can be safely expedited by using electronic signing.
With eIDAS, EU States are required to establish "points of single contact" (PSCs) for trust services that ensure the electronic ID schemes can be used in public sector transactions that occur cross-borders, including access to healthcare information across borders.
The process of using an advanced electronic signature saves time, is legally binding and assures a high level of technical security.
However it will reach a higher probative value when enhanced to the level of a qualified electronic signature.