Digital Seal Setup

Every notarial certificate you issue includes your digital seal — the platform equivalent of the physical red foil-wafer seal prescribed by the Nigerian Supreme Court. You must set up your seal before you can complete a notarisation.

Your seal is a legal artefact

Your name and SCN as they appear on your seal are permanently embedded in every certificate you issue. Notarial certificates may be presented in court, used in land transactions, and relied upon internationally. Before saving your seal, confirm that your name and SCN are displayed exactly as they appear on your Supreme Court commission. Any error will appear on all subsequent certificates until you update the seal.

A missing seal blocks you from joining any session

If you have not configured a digital seal, the platform will prevent you from entering the video room when you attempt to start a session. You will see the message "Digital seal not configured — your digital seal is required to complete a notarisation session." You must set up your seal (Option A or B below) before any live session can proceed. A session completed without a seal is not legally valid under the Notary Public Act 2023.

Option A — Platform-generated seal (recommended)

The platform generates a seal image that matches the Supreme Court seal specification: jagged edge, your name in an arc at the top, and your Supreme Court Number (SCN) in an arc at the bottom.

1. Go to Dashboard → My Profile → Digital Seal.
2. Click Generate Seal.
3. Confirm your name and SCN are displayed correctly.
4. Click Save Seal.

Your seal is stored securely. A preview is shown on your profile page.

Option B — Upload your own seal

If you have a high-resolution scan of your physical seal, you can upload it instead.

1. Go to Dashboard → My Profile → Digital Seal.
2. Click Upload Seal.
3. Select a JPEG or PNG image (maximum 5 MB).
4. The image is scanned for viruses and validated before saving.

Switching seal types

You cannot have both a generated and uploaded seal active at the same time. To switch from one to the other, you must remove the existing seal first under Digital Seal → Remove Seal.

Practice logo

You can also upload a practice logo (separate from your seal) that is displayed on your public profile and in notification emails sent to clients.

1. Go to Dashboard → My Profile → Practice Logo.
2. Upload a JPEG or PNG image.

How your seal appears on certificates

At the end of each notarisation session, the platform generates a certificate PDF that embeds:

• Your digital seal in the designated position
• Your RSA-signed digital signature
• A QR code linking to the public verification page
• The session's SHA-256 document hash

See Signing & Certificates for how this works during a live session.