Send, sign, and seal documents with evidence designed for Egypt’s e-signature law — in Arabic and English. Two decades of statutory recognition, with cryptographic evidence on every signature.
The legal basis
Egypt recognised electronic signatures in Law No. 15 of 2004 — one of the first statutes of its kind in the Middle East. Article 14 gives an electronic signature the same legal effect and evidentiary weight as a handwritten one when it meets the technical conditions of the executive regulations; Article 15 sets those conditions: unique linkage to the signatory, sole control, and tamper-evident binding. SahlSign records the signer’s one-time-code (OTP) verification and seals the document; signatures under the signer’s sole control need a certificate-based tier.
The operational layer has matured around the statute: ITIDA licenses Certification Service Providers under Decree 109/2005, and the 2020 Personal Data Protection Law (Law 151/2020) governs the personal data every signing workflow handles. A well-evidenced electronic signature is generally recognised for most commercial documents — contracts, offers, HR paperwork, service agreements — though enforceability depends on the document and the evidence, and some documents are excluded.
SahlSign delivers evidence that supports authenticity if a signature is challenged, on every envelope: signer verification by one-time code (OTP), a tamper-evident hash-chained audit trail, a PAdES digital seal, an RFC 3161 trusted timestamp, and a bilingual Arabic/English completion certificate with the full audit timeline and document hashes.
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Every completion certificate lists each signer, the full audit timeline with timestamps and IP addresses, and the original and signed document hashes, with a QR code to verify it online — evidence your legal team can rely on if a signature is disputed, not a generic checkmark.
True RTL signing ceremony, Arabic typed signatures rendered correctly, and bilingual Arabic/English certificates of completion.
PAdES digital seal, RFC 3161 trusted timestamp, signer verification by one-time code (OTP), and a tamper-evident hash-chained audit trail — verifiable by anyone at our public verify page.
Send by email; signers verify with a one-time code and sign from any device — desktop or phone, Arabic or English.
Offer letters, contracts, and policy packs signed before day one — with reminders and signing order handled for you.
Contracts with Saudi, Qatari, or Emirati counterparties — one envelope, one sealed bilingual certificate of completion for every party.
Reservation forms, brokerage agreements, and lease contracts signed remotely. Notarised title registration stays with the registry — everything before it can be e-signed.
Close deals the same day: send, OTP-verify, sign, and receive the sealed PDF plus completion certificate automatically.
CBE-regulated banks may require ITIDA-certificate signing for specific high-value documents — SahlSign covers everyday commercial signing around them (a simple electronic signature with strong evidence).
The ETA invoice signature is a separate object from the contract signature. E-sign the underlying contract with SahlSign; issue the invoice through the ETA portal as usual.
Yes, for most commercial documents — with exceptions. eSign, e-sign, e-signature, and electronic signature all name the same thing, and it has been recognised in Egypt since Law 15/2004, one of the region’s earliest e-signature statutes. SahlSign is an eSign platform built Arabic-first, with a bilingual certificate of completion and full audit trail for every document.
Yes, for most commercial documents — with exceptions. Article 14 of Law 15/2004 gives an electronic signature the same legal effect and evidentiary weight as a handwritten signature when it meets Article 15’s conditions — unique linkage, sole control, and tamper detection. Enforceability depends on the document and the evidence, and some documents are excluded.
Not for most B2B signing. An ITIDA-licensed certificate (from Egypt Trust, MDI, MIST, or EGID) is the qualified tier — required for notarial acts, certain corporate filings, and some CBE-regulated banking documents. Many commercial contracts can be e-signed; check with counsel whether an ITIDA-licensed certificate is needed for your document. SahlSign provides a simple electronic signature with strong evidence, not an ITIDA-licensed certificate.
Documents requiring notarisation or registry action — real-estate title registration at the Shahr El-Aqary, certain powers of attorney, and personal-status matters — follow their own formal procedures. Everything commercial around them (brokerage agreements, reservation forms, leases, service contracts) can be e-signed.
Every signing workflow handles personal data — names, emails, IP addresses, audit logs — so Law 151/2020 applies. SahlSign collects only what the signature evidence requires, and the audit trail exists precisely to serve the accountability the law expects.
No. Signers receive an email link, verify with a one-time code, and sign from any device — desktop or phone, Arabic or English. No account, no printer, no scanner.
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