Digital Signatures

In general, digital signatures are legally accepted in most jurisdictions through legislation such as ESIGN (U.S.), PIPEDA (Canada), the Electronic Signatures Regulations 2002 (UK) and the UNCITRAL Model Law published by the United Nations.

Enabled by proven public key infrastructure (PKI) technology, digital signatures are widely recognized as a best practice for providing digital verification of electronic transactions.

Digital signatures provide "non-repudiation" — the ability to identify the author and whether the document has been changed since it was digitally signed.

This functionality is particularly useful for workflow processes where one or multiple approvals are required, such as supply-chain management or financial management of forms like expense reports. Digital signatures provide confidence to customers, citizens and consumers that the material actually came from the originating organization.

Depending on organization requirements, Entrust can help with a variety of solutions for the implementation of digital signatures. Entrust Certificates for Adobe CDS enable the signing of Adobe PDF documents, while digital certificates from Entrust Managed Services PKI can sign a variety of formats, and include authentication and encryption functionality. Entrust also offers secure e-statement delivery via the Entelligence product portfolio.

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Entrust Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

Public key infrastructure or PKI refers to a system that provides certificate management for digital certificates. Digital certificates contain public key pairs that can be used for encryption, digital signature and authentication security. Entrust PKI security solutions help government agencies and corporations to secure their digital identities and information.

Specialized "passport PKI" is used by governments to verify and secure data stored on a chip imbedded in passports issued to citizens. Epassport PKI involves the use of PKI by governments to secure data stored on a chip imbedded in a passport. The government acts as a certification authority that issues the digital certificates used in an ePassport system.

Entrust is a trusted provider of network security solutions that include digital certificates, managed PKI certificates, two factor-authentication, ssl certificates, token authentication, smart card PKI and encryption software.