Feature list
With Certifaction you get a solution with highest data security standards: Data is stored in Swiss data centers. Certifaction is also the only solution on the market that guarantees complete document confidentiality. Thanks to the zero-document-knowledge approach, neither Certifaction nor its partners have access to uploaded documents. Secure proof of identity via tamper-proof online ID verification with face scan. Below you will find a list of all features included in the Certifaction product.
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Qualified Electronic Signature
Highest legal effect. Written-form compliant with eIDAS and ZertEs. 
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Advanced Electronic Signature
High probative value. According to eIDAS and ZertES. Find out more
Simple Electronic Signature
Medium legal effect. According to eIDAS, ZertES, UETA, ESIGN. Identification by e-mail.
Legally Valid Worldwide
With eIDAS, ZertES, UETA, ESIGN Find out more
Zero Document Knowledge
Your documents remain confidential. Find out more
Guest Signing
Sign up to 200 documents with one click. Find out more
Form Fill & Sign
Automatic form recognition. Fill out & sign (or have signed). Find out more
Teamspaces
Directory
Work efficiently thanks to auto-completion of e-mail addresses.
Personal invitation
Customizable signature invitation for each signature group.
Determine the order in which signatories or groups should sign.
Comment and Decline
Add a comment and reject signature requests
Selective Signing
e.g. sign 95 of 100 documents and reject 5
Seamless Integration
Additional Signature Page
Save time: Automatic placement of signatures on additional page
Password Protection
When activated, documents are encrypted E2E.
Forgery Protection
Protect the integrity of every document pixel with hash signing
Clear Workflow Management
Signatory Identification
Quick unambiguos identification Find out more
Visual Signatures
Customize the signature card and place it anywhere in the document.
Digital Twin
Professional Electronic Signature
Own custom signature standard Find out more
Customized Design
Company Account
AATL compliant
According to Adobe Approved Trust List.
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 e-mails with one click
Labels: Identify and structure signature processes with labels
Identify 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) e-mail & cell phone number verification (indirect ID verification)
Simple electronic signature (EES/SES): (business) e-mail verification
Team collaboration
Teamspaces are virtual rooms in which the signature processes can be viewed and managed by all authorized members. Teamspaces can be created for specific processes, per team or for specific projects. Adapt the spaces flexibly to the structure of your company.
Substitutions: Manage signature processes when colleagues are on vacation or sick
Dashboard: Overview of all signature processes including status
Setup: Create a new Teamspace within 30 seconds
Verifying printed documents
Normally, digital signatures can no longer be verified once the document has been printed. Merging PDFs also invalidates the signatures. 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
Customize your design
Branding: Logo and main color are customizable in the basic offer
Signature cards: Can be personalized with your handwritten signature, logo and location
White Label: Logo, main color, texts, emails and more can be personalized
Manage the company account
Simple management of all users with customizable roles and permissions:
User management: Invite and remove users (also possible via SSO)
Roles and authorizations: 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 center allocation at any time
Two-factor authentication: Increase security with 2FA when logging in
Integrate 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: Easy integration through automatic placement of all signatures on an additional page (optional)
Languages
The web app, the emails and the signature cards are available in 4 languages.
English
German
French
Italian