Signing and validation

Electronic signing, validation and DSS

Design and review signing and validation services with clear policies, evidence models, trust inputs and operational controls.

Signing and validation are end-to-end services

The document format and cryptographic operation are important, but they are not the complete system. Reliable outcomes also depend on signer or seal-creator identity, authority, consent, certificate status, trusted-list information, validation policy, evidence retention and business acceptance.

Areas of support

  • Electronic signature and seal use-case analysis
  • PAdES, XAdES, CAdES and ASiC format selection
  • Signature creation, augmentation and validation architecture
  • Validation policy, constraints and report design
  • Trust anchors, trusted lists, revocation data and time evidence
  • Long-term validation and preservation considerations
  • European Commission DSS integration and configuration
  • Security, dependency, test and operational review

Typical outputs

Service architecture

Actors, components, trust inputs, evidence flows, interfaces and failure handling.

Policy model

Signature classes, accepted formats, validation constraints and business outcomes.

DSS design

Integration decisions, configuration, data loading, reporting and operational controls.

Independent review

Focused assessment of design, implementation, test evidence or supplier material.

Start with the requirement

Need a clearer route forward?

Set out the service, jurisdiction, standards or policy documents involved and the decision that needs to be made.

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