Certifications play an increasingly important role in today’s digital world. With the increasing digitization of business processes and transactions, the security and authenticity of documents and signatures is becoming a crucial factor. In this context, the term digital signature or eSignature is becoming increasingly important.

In this blog, we’ll explain how you can securely generate digital signatures using the Swiss tool Certifaction.

1. What is a digital signature?

An electronic signature, often referred to as an “eSignature,” is a digital method of legally authenticating documents and transactions. It replaces handwritten signatures with cryptographic techniques that confirm the identity of the signer and ensure document integrity. The eSignature enables secure and efficient online agreements, saves time and resources, and is used in conjunction with certification processes to ensure the highest security standards.

A recommended tool for electronic signatures is Certifaction. Certifaction is a Swiss solution for digital signatures that offers advanced security measures.

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2. What is Certifaction?

Certifaction is an advanced method for ensuring the integrity, authenticity, and confidentiality of electronic documents and signatures. It is a process that uses digital signatures to verify the authenticity of documents and the identity of signers. In essence, Certifaction serves to ensure that digital documents have not been tampered with and that the information they contain comes from the actual parties.

3. How to make a digital signature with Certifaction?

The operation of Certifaction is based on cryptographic techniques. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to create a digital signature with Certifaction:

• • Create a key pair: First, you create a key pair consisting of a private and a public key. The private key is kept strictly confidential and is used for signature generation, while the public key is used for verification.
  • Document classification: The document to be signed is converted into a unique string using a cryptographic hash function. This “fingerprint” of the document will be used later.
  • Create a digital signature: Applying your private key encrypts the hashed value of the document. This forms the digital signature that is added to the document.
  • Verify signature: Recipients of the document can use your public key to decrypt the signature and restore the original hashed value; If this matches a recalculated hash of the received document, the signature is valid.

The use of Certifaction thus ensures that the document has not been tampered with and that the identity of the signatory is confirmed.

4. Advantages of eSignature and Certifaction

• • Security: Certifaction ensures a high level of security, as tampering with electronic documents is detected immediately. This protects the integrity of the data.
  • Efficiency: Digital signatures enable documents to be signed quickly and smoothly without the need for physical presence. This significantly accelerates business processes.
  • Environmental friendliness: The use of eSignature and Certifaction reduces the need for paper and printers, which contributes to a positive environmental impact.
  • Cost savings: Using digital signatures saves time and costs for sending documents by mail or courier, as well as for storing paper documents.
  • Legal recognition: Digital signatures created by certification bodies such as Certifaction have legal recognition in many countries and meet the requirements of electronic signatures.

4. How can I integrate Certifaction into my business?

Integrating Certifaction into your own organization requires planning and implementation. At Blinno, we help you develop the best implementation process tailored to your company’s operations and processes. Our experienced team can help you select the right Certifaction solution, train your staff, and seamlessly integrate it into your existing infrastructure.

Conclusion

In today’s digital business world, it is critical to be aware of the benefits of Certifaction and eSignature. These technologies not only offer greater safety and efficiency, but also contribute to sustainable development and minimize environmental impact. Integrating Certifaction and digital signatures into the way you work can give your business processes a significant boost and help you succeed in an increasingly digitized world.