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DIGICERT DOCUMENT TRUST MANAGER

Digital signatures, electronic seals, and timestamps to protect your digital
document transactions around the world.

Keep global business moving

The digital trust advantage

DigiCert® Document Trust Manager enables
organizations to obtain trusted, compliant digital
signatures, electronic seals, and timestamps that scale
across a wide range of global use cases. DigiCert
helps organizations confidently comply with industry
and local regulations in the U.S., European Union (EU),
United Kingdom (UK), and Switzerland, as well as othercountries around the world.

Sign anytime, anywhere, and on any modern mobiledevice. Our highly flexible solution includes digital
identities, certificates, technology, and automation
options to build strong digital document trust. Document
Trust Manager delivers:

Comply with laws around the world
Many countries’ laws require high-assurance digital
signatures which are backed by certificates issued by atrust service provider (TSP) certified in that region. For
example, a Qualified Electronic Signature (QES) in theEU, UK, or Switzerland, can only be issued by a Qualified
Trust Service Provider (QTSP) like DigiCert. Highassurance digital signatures from DigiCert comply with
the Adobe Approved Trust List (AATL), EU Regulation (No910/2014) on electronic identification and trust services
for electronic transactions (eIDAS), UK eIDAS, andZertES in Switzerland.

Key benefits•

Speed document signing processes remotely—
without compromising on security or compliance•Use with leading e-signature applications fromAdobe, Ascertia, and DocuSign•

Ensure that e-signatures are backed by the highest
levels of identity assurance•Comply with industry regulations like know yourcustomer (KYC) or anti-money laundering (AML)•

Obtain trusted e-signatures in the U.S., EU, UK,
Switzerland, and many other countries

Digital Signatures
A digital signature is an e-signature backed
by a digital certificate that is cryptographicallybound to the signature field using Public Key
Infrastructure (PKI). Commonly referred toas a digital identity (digital ID), each digital
certificate is unique to an individual andobtained after verification of their identity.
Electronic Seals
An electronic seal (e-seal) is a digital signatureused by a legal entity such as a business ororganization to certify the origin, authenticity,and integrity of documents. E-seals may
provide strong legal evidence that thedocument has originated from the entity
and has not been altered. E-seals are often
used in automated systems to handle highvolume processes such as bulk invoicing orpaychecks.
Timestamps
A timestamp is a digitally signed record of
the time and date of an event. Timestamps
provide added assurance that a document,
e-signature, or e-seal was valid at the time
the timestamp was applied and has not beenaltered.

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E-signature trust built in
Not all electronic signatures (e-signatures) are equal. In fact, there are a lot of different types of e-signatures—from a simple checkbox or a scribbled image on a tablet to a high-assurance digital signature in the cloudbacked by rigorous identity verification from an accredited authority, like DigiCert. This is why incorporating highassurance digital signatures that definitively link the signatory to a specific document helps protect your highvalue, cross-border, and other electronic transactions.
The following chart shows the wide range of security attributes, regulatory compliance, and level of assurance of® types of e-signatures:
different
DigiCert
Document Trust Manager

Type of signature

Electronic Signature

Digital Signature(AATL)

Digital Signature(Regulated/Qualified)

Description

A broad term that includes any

A more secure e-signature that

A highly secure e-signatureelectronic process that

requires use of a digital ID

that requires use of aindicates acceptance of anissued by a Trust Service

regulated digital ID issued byagreement or record. The mostProvider (TSP) that meetsa TSP that is certified in abasic form of an e-signature

specific Adobe Approved Trust

specific region—such as acan be a name typed on a

List (AATL) requirements for

Qualified Trust Service

signature line or selection of aidentity verification andProvider (QTSP) in the EU orcheckbox.

security.

Switzerland.

No requirement

Trusted by Adobe Acrobat andTrusted by Adobe Acrobat andReader

Reader*No requirement to be uniquely

Proof of signatory’s unique

Proof of signatory’s uniquelinked to the signatory

digital ID cryptographically

digital ID cryptographicallybound to signature field (PKI)

bound to signature field (PKI)

Substantial
Identity verification required

HighPublic Trust

Digital Identity

Level ofAssurance (LoA)

Low
Limited or low identity verification

Rigorous identity verification
in-person or equivalent

Two-Factor
Authentication (2FA)

Not required to sign document

Required to sign document

Required to sign document

Long-Term Validity

No requirement; may be included

Tamper-evident seal andTamper-evident seal andwith a signature workflow solution

timestamp applied to the signed

timestamp applied to the signed

document

document

NoMeets specific regulatory

Equivalent to wet
ink signatureNo

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Key featuresProtect your digital documents

Proof of Signing
Strong evidence of signatory identity, timeof signature, and document authenticity
cryptographically bound to signed agreements.

As digital documents rapidly replace paper
processes, organizations are also deploying
trusted electronic sealing (e-sealing) solutions
to protect document authenticity. Whenpaired with high assurance digital signatures,
applying e-seals to contracts, agreements,and other digital documents help protect
your organization from the cost of potential
cybercrime or fraud related to electronictransactions.

Scalable Integrations
Works with leading signature workflow solutions
including Adobe Acrobat Sign, Ascertia SigningHub,
and DocuSign..
Remote Identity Verification
Identify customers, citizens, and employees using
modern mobile devices and ID documents.
Flexible deployment options
Deploy Document Trust Manager as a hosted, onpremises, or hybrid solution.
Customized solutions
Create a private instance of Document TrustManager or use the Cloud Signature Consortium(CSC) API to integrate with custom signingsolutions.
Centralized Control
Simplify administration for digital IDs andcertificates using the DigiCert ONE platform.
Secured Signature Keys
Protect private keys used for digital signatures inaccredited Hardware Security Modules (HSM) andQualified Signature Creation Devices (QSCD) hosted
in secure, certified environments in the U.S., EU, andSwitzerland.

Document Trust Manager helps you ensure thatall your documents are secured with e-seals,
timestamps, and digital signatures backed bythe highest levels of identity assurance.

DigiCert ONE
Platform for Digital Trust
DigiCert Document Trust Manager is part of theDigiCert ONE platform for digital trust, which
unifies DigiCert’s digital trust offerings on amodern, containerized architecture deliveringhigh scalability, deployment flexibility, fast time
to value, and unified PKI management.

Get started today
Get started with DigiCert® Document TrustManager today. Contact your DigiCert accountmanager or email sales@digicert.com.

About DigiCert, Inc.
DigiCert is the world’s leading provider of digital trust, enabling individuals and businesses to engage online with theconfidence that their footprint in the digital world is secure. DigiCert® ONE, the platform for digital trust, provides
organizations with centralized visibility and control over a broad range of public and private trust needs, securingwebsites, enterprise access and communication, software, identity, content and devices. DigiCert pairs its awardwinning software with its industry leadership in standards, support and operations, and is the digital trust provider ofchoice for leading companies around the world. For more information, visit digicert.com or follow @digicert.
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