I need to sign with a digital signature.
FIR-ma di-ji-TAH-le — stress 'FIR' and 'TAH'; 'gi' makes a soft 'j' sound.
Use this in professional and legal contexts where documents must be signed electronically with legal validity. Firma digitale in Italy has the same legal standing as a handwritten signature and is required for many formal transactions and official submissions.
Firma digitale (digital signature) in Italy is a cryptographic signature that has the same legal standing as a handwritten signature under the Italian digital administration code (CAD). It is obtained via a USB token or smart card from certified providers. Distinct from it is the firma elettronica semplice (simple electronic signature), which has lower legal standing.
Ho il token per la firma digitale.
I have the token for the digital signature.
The physical USB device containing the certificate for digital signing.
Il contratto può essere firmato digitalmente.
The contract can be signed digitally.
Especially common for commercial contracts and public procurement.
La firma digitale ha lo stesso valore legale di quella autografa.
The digital signature has the same legal value as a handwritten one.
Key legal principle under Italian CAD and EU eIDAS regulation.
Italy is one of the EU's leading countries for digital signature adoption, partly driven by the mandatory e-invoicing (fatturazione elettronica) system introduced in 2019 — the first in the world for business-to-business transactions. All Italian VAT-registered businesses must issue invoices through the Sistema di Interscambio (SDI), the national invoice exchange platform, using digital certificates.