Safelayer, a leader in the security and trust market for information and communication technologies, has participated in all editions of the ETSI Plugtests, which have been held since 2008. This edition’s tests were held last December and saw companies from 18 countries participating.
Safelayer took part with its TrustedX platform that supports the PAdES standard (ETSI TS 102 778 – PDF Advanced Electronic Signature) for electronically signing PDF documents. The PAdES technical specification defines support for ISO 32000-1 format digital signatures and defines additional data structures for preserving the validity of the signatures over years or even decades. ISO 32000-1 is the basis of the PDF/A-2 format for preserving visual documents over time, which will enable standardizing the e-signature for this type of document.
Safelayer’s TrustedX provides applications with authentication, e-signature and data encryption mechanisms under a global services approach in a single platform that is centrally managed. As the platform provides security and trust services—for both corporate and public institutions—strict standard support for the signature formats accepted by the sector is essential.
Safelayer is a pioneer in the interoperability tests. It has participated in this type of initiative since 2007, when it took part in the tests organized by the Next Generation Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan (ECOM).
About Safelayer
Safelayer Secure Communications S.A. (http://www.safelayer.com) specializes in developing security solutions for managing digital identity and trust in information. Its infrastructure solutions are used in government agencies, banking and finance, insurance, large corporations, and security service providers, such as CSPs. It is currently present in 13 countries across EMEA and LATAM via a distribution channel of 21 VARs.