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Adobe Rallies Industry to Drive Open Standard for Cloud-Based Digital Signatures
On July 1, 2016, a new European Union signature regulation (eIDAS) will
go into effect, helping pave the way for global adoption of secure
digital signatures. Aligned with this milestone that will help take
digital signatures mainstream, Adobe (News - Alert) (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the
Cloud Signature Consortium, a group comprised of leading industry and
academic organizations committed to building a new open standard for
cloud-based digital signatures across mobile and web - so anyone can
digitally sign documents from anywhere.
Digital signatures are the most advanced and secure type of electronic
signature, increasingly used by businesses and governments around the
world. However, using standards-compliant digital signatures today can
be a cumbersome, time consuming process that keeps people tethered to
their desktop. In many cases, they need certificate-based IDs stored on
a physical device, like a USB token or smart card. This approach doesn't
meet increasing consumer and business expectations for simple and
engaging experiences that work anywhere, on any device.
And, while some cloud-based digital signature solutions exist, they are
proprietary and fragmented, rather than an open approach that offers a
choice of certificate providers. As a leader and founding member of the
new consortium, Adobe is collaborating with industry leaders to develop
an open standard that will bring the world's most secure form of
electronic signing to over seven billion mobile devices around the globe.
"Adobe has a history of pioneering and advancing industry standards like
PDF. We embrace open standards and, where none exist, we help create
them," said Bryan Lamkin, executive vice president and general manager
of Digital Media, Adobe. "With more than six billion digital and
electronic signature transactions processed each year through Adobe Sign
and Adobe Document Cloud, we are focused on moving the signature
industry forward. Today, in collaboration with the Cloud Signature
Consortium, we are proud to advance an open standard for cloud-based
digital signatures."
Why an open standard is needed
The new standard created by the consortium will be critical to
furthering digital transformation of business on a global scale by
giving everyone access to secure digital signature solutions across a
full range of cloud applications and mobile devices. Once implemented,
the standard will benefit processes where signer identification is
critical, such as applying for a marriage or business license, social
security benefits, or signing for a large loan. While initially focused
on the EU, the Cloud Signature Consortium aims to build a global network
of industry contributors and intends to release new standard
specifications by the end of 2016-with the first cloud-based
implementations to follow shortly thereafter. The consortium was
inspired by the need to meet the highest level requirements of the
European Union's Regulation on Identification and Trust Services
(eIDAS), but its impact is expected to be global as demand for highly
secure digital solutions continues to rise.
"Adobe has a long history of successfully helping to establish and drive
the adoption of open standards," said Melissa Webster, vice president of
content and digital media technologies, IDC (News - Alert). "An open standard focused
on cloud-based digital signatures will not only help companies save time
and resources, but ultimately move an entire industry forward with best
practices that benefit all."
In addition to Adobe, initial Cloud Signature Consortium members, which
span EU cloud-based digital signature providers, trust services
providers, academics and standards and security focused organizations,
include:
Asseco Data Systems - Poland
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Intesi Group - Italy
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Bundesdruckerei / D-Trust - Germany
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Izenpe - Spain
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Cryptolog / Universign - France
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Safelayer - Spain
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Docapost / Certinomis - France
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SwissSign - Switzerland
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InfoCert - Italy
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Graz University of Technology - Austria
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Intarsys Consulting - Germany
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Unibridge - Norway
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About Adobe Document Cloud
At the heart of Document Cloud is Acrobat DC, the world's best PDF
solution; Adobe Sign, the leading e-signature solution that allows
anyone to electronically sign and send documents from any device; and
powerful companion mobile apps. More than six billion digital and
electronic signature transactions are processed through Document Cloud
each year, including global businesses like AmerisourceBergen, Diners
Club, JLL, The Royal Bank of Scotland and Verizon (News - Alert), which rely on
Document Cloud and Adobe Sign for fast, secure and mobile e-signatures.
Adobe Sign, Acrobat DC, and Acrobat Reader enable digital signatures
that already meet eIDAS requirements. In fact, Adobe was the first major
software vendor to incorporate support for the European Trusted Lists
(EUTL) to support document signing and validation using EU-accredited
CA's (News - Alert).
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