为确立电子签名的法律效力，国务院已拟订电子签名法草案，并正式提请全国人民代表大会审议。什么是电子签名？在极度不安全的互联网上电子签名缘何能够起到保障通信与交易安全的作用？电子签名与手写签名是否具有同等的法律效力？为什么电子签名后的邮件可难保护自己不被篡改和窃取？ In order to establish the legal validity of electronic signatures, the State Council has drafted a draft electronic signature law and formally submitted it to the National People’s Congress for consideration. What is electronic signature? Why electronic signatures on the most insecure Internet can play a role in ensuring the security of communications and transactions? Electronic signature and handwritten signature have the same legal effect? Why e-mail after signature can be difficult to protect themselves from being tampered with and stealing?