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E-signatures & document security

Will your e-signed contract still verify in 10 years? Timestamps and long-term validation

Certificates expire and get revoked. A trusted timestamp proves when you signed, and PAdES B-LT/B-LTA keep the proof inside the PDF. What eIDAS and ETSI say.

September 28, 20267 min read
E-signatures & document security

How to check that a signed PDF is genuine and unaltered

Verify a signed PDF step by step: integrity, signer, certificate status at signing time, qualified status on the EU trusted lists, and what the warnings mean.

September 28, 20267 min read
E-signatures & document security

Where can you sign electronically, and where do you still need paper?

Most business contracts can be e-signed in the US, UK and EU. The exceptions: wills, deeds, family law, some notices and national form rules, with sources.

September 28, 20267 min read
E-signatures & document security

Simple, advanced or qualified: which e-signature do you need, and how do you get one?

Simple, advanced and qualified e-signatures under US, UK and EU law, and how to get a qualified one in the EU: provider, ID check, card or remote signing.

September 28, 20268 min read

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