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 is signed instead. PAdES signature consists of PDF file modified Read more…
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 Signatures (compiled based on data source from the below links) Read more…
We are delighted to announce that we are adding support for Chave Movel, the electronic signature solution used in Portugal. This is another step forward in our mission to provide users with more choice and flexibility when signing documents. Using Chave Movel is a faster and safer alternative to hand-signing Read more…
During early summer Norwegian BankID was included among those e-signing methods that are available through eID Easy’s aggregator service. This menas that Norwegian BankID users are now able to sign documents electronically together with signers in other countries and regions – each using their own e-signing methods. Earlier during the Read more…
Every company operating in the EU and in many other regions needs some Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) if they want to become fully digital. In most countries contracts like employment contract, employment contract termination, warranties, IP transfer or many other types need QES to be valid. Usually these documents are Read more…
MitID is now included among the e-signing methods in eID Easy’s service, which opens up the possibility for holders of MitID to sign documents together with e-signers across Europe and beyond. In the Nordic region, the Finnish eID card was the first Nordic e-signing method included in our service, followed Read more…
Install the Chrome Token Signing software Choose the file installation file that corresponds to your computer’s operating system, and download it by clicking on it: Windows: chrome-token-signing_1.1.5.547.x64.msi Mac OS: token-signing-chrome_1.1.5.547.pkg Linux: chrome-token-signing_1.1.5.547-1804.tar.xz or chrome-token-signing_1.1.5.547-1804.dsc Run the installation file from your download folder, or from the download bar in your web Read more…
Here is a quick overview of how documents can or must be created and signed in the European Union based on the Estonian Civil Code Act. Since EU law is quite similar then most of this applies in rest of the EU countries as well. Law in Estonian is in Read more…
Is it possible to sign electronically across different parts of Europe and beyond? Is it possible to mix different e-signature levels in one and the same document? Like QES, AdES/QC, AdES and SES*? Yes it is! Those who take care of public procurement within an organisation have a big impact Read more…
Adopting electronic signatures can be a tricky process, forcing businesses to resort to non-secure and rather obsolete methods of document signing. A wide variety of existing electronic signatures come with their own potential pitfalls. As such, email signatures are hard to prove in court, while others are expensive to adopt. Read more…