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Digital Trust Guide

06/03/2025

Bulk signature of electronic documents

Signing salary indexations for all employees, end-of-day orders, decisions on the acceptance of complaints or just signing one contract for a tender several times. There are many reasons and processes where multiple signatures are needed at the same time, and there are people in every organisation who find signing single documents very laborious and time consuming.

12/02/2025

Qualified electronic signature

A qualified electronic signature is a modern and legally valid way of electronically signing documents. It is a digital form of signature that is equivalent to a classic handwritten signature on paper. Qualified electronic signature aims to increase the efficiency of processes, simplify them and at the same time ensure their trustworthiness.

12/02/2025

What makes HSM safe

The HSM, or Hardware Security Module, is a specialized hardware device for securely generating, managing and storing cryptographic keys and performing secure cryptographic key operations. From this perspective, an HSM can be likened to a token or a smart card, but these lack many of the important features of an HSM, whether in terms of performance, security or connectivity.

12/02/2025

Certificates and electronic signatures in a nutshell

When people talk about electronic signatures, the term signature certificate almost automatically comes to mind. Of course, this applies only to certain types of signatures, but certificates are often a necessary condition for the electronic signature to be of sufficient quality and even usable in a given case.

30/01/2025

Signature methods, or how to actually sign electronically in practice

There are several ways to electronically sign documents. We will introduce you to the most common and the most modern methods. Find out which option is best for you.

22/01/2025

DORA and NIS2: New standards for security and trust in the digital world

With the advent of DORA and NIS2, cyber regulation is tightening and as a qualified trust service provider, we are working to offer our customers OBELISK products and cloud-based digital trust services that meet current security standards.

13/09/2024

What is eIDAS?

Learn about the European eIDAS Regulation, which aims to create a Digital Single Market in the EU by enabling secure and trusted electronic transactions between Member States.

13/09/2024

Authentication and electronic signature

Authentication in the electronic world provides the process of verifying a user's identity in order to secure digital information, services or systems, including electronic signatures.

08/04/2024

Banking identity in Europe

Banking identity in Europe takes different forms and uses in different countries. In Finland, Bank Identity is not used directly under this name, but there are similar systems allowing digital identity verification and electronic communication with authorities and institutions. The Finnish ID card (Kansalaisen varmenne) serves as a digital identifier allowing access to online services and electronic signing of documents.

08/04/2024

ETSI Certificate for the remote eSignature Validation Plugtests

A closer look at the recent ETSI Certificate Plugtests 2022 series, which focused on remote validation of electronic signatures, reveals interesting innovations and technological advances in the field of digital signatures. This event served as a platform for testing and certifying innovative e-signature solutions that have a major impact on the security and efficiency of digital transactions. Explore what trends and new technologies were showcased at Plugtests, and how they may impact the future of digital signatures and e-commerce.