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Presentation of the Certify.Center® signature and signature validation solution
Presentation of Certify.Center®, a centralized signature and signature validation solution
In the connected world as we know it, the security of data flows is closely tied to our working habits.
In this context, new needs complementing those that have existed for several years are beginning to emerge:
- Signing of documents
- Validation of document signatures
- Establishment of proof of signed transactions and documents
- Increase of the collective trust that we can have in a given system
These actions are directly linked to the need for automatization, to enable management of large volumes of data, whether for the purpose of producing or validating signatures.
To successfully achieve this, two characteristics must be considered:
- The need for simplified data exchange (such as Web service) between machines
- The security of the outcome, in the form of a signature, which becomes a proof of the operation performed
The Certify.Center® solution was designed to meet these needs.
Needs relating to signature and signature validation
When a signature or signature validation solution is used, there is always an underlying need to prove the link between specific digital content and a user.
Needs relating to signature and signature validation are therefore related to:
- The need for protection against future problems: in the event of a dispute, you can prove that a document was signed by a given party and that the document (photograph, manuscript, working document, computer log, bid, and so on) has not been modified since it was signed.
- Indisputable proof: the signature is a sealed element that can be verified for n years after it is issued. Similarly, operations that led to signature validation are also signed, which enables them to be saved for future reference. These operations include:
- Verification of certificate validity
- Signature verification
- Signature conformity with the linked document
- Verification of any OCSP or timestamp tokens
- A context that specifies the conditions under which signature or signature validation takes place: signature and signature validation policy
- Need for high-caliber performance: the signature or signature validation servers must immediately respond to any requests they receive, particularly when they are linked to timestamping systems.
The Certify.Center® solution from Keynectis was designed to meet these needs.
Partnership with Adobe®
Keynectis is proud to be one of the small number of enterprises worldwide to benefit from a partnership with Adobe®, the creator of the PDF format.
The Certify.Center® solution can therefore sign PDF documents whose signature is automatically recognized by Adobe Readers (freeware) and Adobe Acrobat products used around the globe.
The signature is displayed as illustrated below in the language used by Adobe to open the document.
When PDF documents are signed using Certify.Center®, the signature is natively recognized by Adobe Readers. The signature is displayed as a blue ribbon at the top of the page, indicating to whoever opens the document that the signature is valid. This information is displayed in whatever language is configured in Adobe, regardless of the language initially used to produce the signature.
