Architecture and policy framework

Many organisations have complex use-cases and requirements that need be addressed and accommodated as part of their adoption and use of electronic signature technologies and trust services. In these scenarios, a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the organisation's needs may be required.
 
This may be required for organisations with one or more of the following:
 

• Complex business processes and workflows with variations in signature requirements e.g. different signature types and/or legal effect, natural person signing, organisation 'signing' (sealing), different signing commitment types, technologies used etc.
   

• The need for signature augmentation to preserve the lifetime of signatures or seals, including archive.
   

• Digital signature integration with existing applications and infrastructure e.g. the use of external products and APIs to integrate digital signature, augmentation and validation capabilities into new or existing organisation processes, applications and infrastructure.
   

• The need for automated and high volume mechanisms for signing and sealing.
   

• Organisation managed or third party managed signature components and infrastructures.
   

• Compliance with international standards and regulations e.g. ETSI , eIDAS, CEN.
   

• A comprehensive policy model covering signing, augmentation, and validation.
   

• Specific trust service requirements to support the signature model e.g. the inclusion of a timestamping service.
   

• Specific legal and regulatory compliance requirements.

 

• Formal signature, augmentation and validation policy requirements.

 

• Consideration of international signature laws.

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We can help you with the following:
 

• Derivation of your electronic signing and trust services requirements.
   

• Creation of a policy framework for your services and supporting practices.
   

• Creation of an electronic signature and trust services architecture to meet your requirements.
   

• The integration of electronic signatures within your organisation.

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Please contact us for further information or to discuss your requirements in more detail.