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Digital Notary Certificates, Seal & Stamp for Virginia

Certificate, seal, and stamp issued together—ready for signing.

Updated June 1, 20262 min read

What is a digital certificate?

If you are looking for an online certificate, the proper term is digital certificate. Review what that means for certificate-backed notary signatures before you buy.

Read the digital certificate compliance guide

Notary seal vs. stamp

The official seal is your state-required notarial insignia. A custom stamp adds your contact info for auditors and recipients.

Learn the difference →

How to get a digital certificate, obtain a digital certificate, or set up your digital notary credentials (certificate, seal, and stamp) in one workflow.

Digital certificate

  • Buy in minutes (except where state rules require an external provider).
  • Issued after verified notary identity.
  • Delivered as a standards-compliant .pfx built from commission details.

Flow: Buy → Issue → Preview → Validate

Preview & validation

  • Preview subject details before issuance.
  • Validate anytime to confirm integrity.
  • Fewer errors and re-issuance.

Official notary seal

  • Auto-generated from your notary profile.
  • State/region formatting.
  • PNG download.
VA Notary Seal Example

Official VA Electronic Notary Seal

Custom notary stamp

  • Customize text.
  • Clean PNG for digital documents.
Notary Stamp Example

Digital Notary Stamp Example

In-workflow usage

  • Apply stamps inside signing sessions.
  • Saved with the signing room.
  • No external tools or uploads.

The complete package

  • Digital certificate (identity + security)
  • Seal image (official authority)
  • Stamp image (execution)
  • In-workflow application (usage)
The digital certificate is not available for purchase through NotaryCentral in this state.

Virginia notaries: digital certificates are not sold by NotaryCentral

If your commission is in Virginia, do not purchase a digital certificate through NotaryCentral. Virginia notaries should obtain their digital certificate directly from IdenTrust.

You can still use NotaryCentral for your notary seal, stamp, journal, and RON workflows after your certificate is issued.

Get started

Quick link: Digital Notary Certificates, Seal & Stamp Overview (State specific pages: Virginia, New York)

To issue your digital certificate, seal, and stamp:

To issue your digital certificate, seal, and stamp in one workflow:

  1. Visit Digital Notary Certificates, Seal & Stamp Overview or your state setup page (New York / Virginia).
  2. Log in to the app at app.notarycentral.org and go to Digital Setup.
  3. Go to Menu → Get New Notary Seal, Menu → Get New Notary Stamp, or Menu → Get New Digital Certificate.

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