Feature list

From signature types to innovative functions

  • With Certifaction, you get a solution with the highest data security standards: The data is stored in Swiss data centres. Certifaction is also the only solution on the market that guarantees complete confidentiality of documents. Thanks to the zero-document-knowledge approach, neither Certifaction nor its partners have access to documents. Below you will find a list of all the features included in the Certifaction product.
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Signing PDFs and more..

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Qualified electronic signature

Highest probative value. Written form-compliant, in accordance with eIDAS and ZertEs.

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Advanced electronic signature

High probative value. According to eIDAS and ZertES.

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Simple electronic signature

Medium probative value. According to eIDAS, ZertES, UETA, ESIGN. Identification by e-mail.

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Legally valid worldwide

With eIDAS, ZertES, UETA, ESIGN

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Cost Centres

Facilitate the allocation of signing activity across departments.

Signing Templates

Signing Templates

Predefine signature type & more

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Bulk Signing

Sign up to 200 documents with one click.

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Form Filling

Automatic form recognition. Fill out & sign (or have signed).

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Teamspaces

Manage signature processes together as a team.

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Directory

Work efficiently thanks to auto-completion of e-mail addresses.

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Personal invitation

Customizable signature invitation for each signature group.

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Order of Signatories

Determine the order in which signatories or groups should sign.

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Comment and Decline

Add a comment to signature requests and reject them

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Selective Signing

e.g. out of 100 documents sign 95 and reject 5

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Guest Signing

Sign easily as a guest without an account.

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Additional Signature Page

Save time: Automatic placement of signatures on additional page.

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Password Protection

When activated, documents are encrypted E2E.

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Seamless Integration

Seamless integration into your system

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Clear Workflow Management

Manage signature processes flexibly

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Signatory Identification

Quick unambiguos identification

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Visual Signatures

Customize the signature card and place it anywhere in the document.

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Digital Twin

Ability to verify even after printing

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Forgery Protection

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AATL compliant

According to Adobe Approved Trust List.

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Company Account

Manage users, roles, etc.

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Customised design

Customise the design.

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Attachment without signatures

Add documents that don’t require a signature.

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Usage Report

Admins generate a detailed overview of the organisation’s usage.

Managing signature processes

Your signature processes can be managed flexibly and easily so that you never lose track:
  • Dashboard: Overview of all signature processes including status
  • Signing management: add or remove signatories
  • Reminders: Send reminder emails with one click
  • Labels: Mark and structure signature processes with labels

Identifying signatories

The user-friendly QES identification solution – without the hassle of waiting for a video agent and without downloading an app. Available around the clock (24/7) for passports.

  • Qualified electronic signature (QES): AI ID verification combined with state-of-the-art facial recognition (eIDAS & ZertES compliant)
  • Advanced electronic signature (FES/AES): (business) email & mobile phone number verification (indirect ID verification)
  • Simple electronic signature (EES/SES): (business) email verification

Teamwork with Teamspaces

Teamspaces are virtual rooms in which the signature processes can be viewed and managed by all authorised members. Teamspaces can be created for specific processes, per team or for specific projects. Customise the spaces flexibly to the structure of your company.
  • Substitutions: Manage signature processes when colleagues are on holiday or sick
  • Dashboard: Overview of all signature processes including status
  • Setup: Create a new Teamspace within 30 seconds

Verification of printed documents

Normally, digital signatures can no longer be verified when the document is printed. Merging PDFs also renders the signatures invalid. The “Digital Twin” solves these problems and allows you to print or merge signed documents and still retrieve and validate the digitally signed version at any time.
  • Verification: Verify printed, scanned or merged PDFs
  • QR code: Scan with smartphone camera and access Digital Twin
  • Hosting: ISO 27001-certified server or on-premise document storage

Customised design for clients

All parts of the product can be customised. A full white label is also available. Contact our team of experts to discuss your plans.
  • Branding: Logo and main colour can be personalised in the basic offer
  • Signature cards: Can be personalised with your handwritten signature, logo and location
  • White label: Logo, main colour, texts, emails and more can be personalised

Managing the company account

Simple management of all users with customisable roles and authorisations:
  • User management: Invite and remove users (also possible via SSO)
  • Roles and authorisations: Define available signature types (EES, FES, QES), etc. per role
  • Single sign-on (SSO): Log in with company account via SSO
  • Deletion periods: Define automatic document deletion after any number of days
  • Reporting: View detailed usage report for cost centre allocation at any time
  • Two-factor authentication: Increase security with 2FA when logging in

Integration into existing systems

Create integrations with local processing using our integration tool, the Certifaction Client. The client can be used via the command line or in HTTP server mode. The client is offered as an executable file that is compatible with current Linux, Windows and macOS operating systems or can be run in a Docker container.
  • E2E encryption: Thanks to local processing via the Certifaction Client
  • API key: Can be created independently via the web app
  • Additional page: Simple integration through automatic placement of all signatures on an additional page (optional)

Languages

The web app, the emails sent and the signature cards are available in 4 languages.
  • English, German
  • English
  • French, German
  • Italian