There seems to be quite a bit of confusion around how timestamps, datetimes and time zones really work. This article aims to demystify these concepts and give some recommendations and best practices on how to handle dates and time zones …
Imagine that you have been sent a document with an electronic signature. How can you be sure that the signature there is valid? There are a few important things to consider that are explained below. Electronic signatures fall into 2 …
One of the most common features of a document signing application is the ability to add the visual representation (or plainly put, an image) of the user’s signature to a pdf. This article describes an approach where a base64 encoded …
Background:If you want to register .ee domain in Estonia then you need to sign the registration request with Qualified Electronic Signature – QES. Host.ee is a leading domain registration and web hosting service provider based in Estonia. The company offers …
One of the first questions is can you trust the signature if you receive an electronically signed document? ETSI has established a technical committee (TC) electronic signatures and infrastructures (ESI) to address these questions. ETSI is an international organization producing …
People know me as a co-founder of eID Easy and they know less about other items I am sometimes doing. Here is one cool activity I did as part of an Estonian volunteer police officer. World’s most famous runner is …
A Canadian court made a recent decision where a legally binding contract was signed electronically by texting the picture of the contract and being replied by “Thumbs up” emoji 👍. Value of this contract was C$82,000 ($61,442). You can read …
In today’s digital world, electronic signatures have become an essential part of conducting business transactions. eID Easy, an electronic signature API marketplace, has been providing a secure and efficient platform for businesses to collect electronic signatures. eID Easy has recently …
PAdES (PDF Advanced Electronic Signatures) is a standard for electronic signatures in PDF documents. PAdES hash signing is a method of creating an electronic signature in which the document is not actually signed, but a cryptographic hash of the document …
Poland is a country with many different document types that require Qualified Electronic Signature QES. If the Polish law requires “Written Form” for some contract then electronically Qualified Electronic Signature should be used. Main mandatory use cases for Qualified Electronic …
