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Financial institutions can now build on their own identification procedure with SwissSign’s electronic signature solution.

05.03.2024

SwissSign, a recognised trust service provider and provider of signature solutions, is now enabling finance companies with their own certified process to use their existing identities...

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Webinars: Seamlessly integrate electronic signatures into your workflows

19.02.2024

Make your business processes fully digital with electronic signatures. Our integration solution (cloud or on-premise) is easy to implement in your IT landscape. 

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SwissSign am Swiss eGovernment Forum 2024

06.02.2024

Im März findet das Swiss eGovernment Forum statt. SwissSign wird vor Ort sein und in einem Referat aufzeigen, wie ihre Signaturlösung im Behördenumfeld eingesetzt wird.

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New webinars: How to digitalise processes in public administration

05.02.2024

What will the digital administration of the future look like? And how do we support you on this journey with our services? Find out more in our webinar.

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New webinars: signature solution for recruitment agencies

24.01.2024

Job advertised. Employee found. Contract signed? Thanks to our signature solution, all required documents can be signed by all parties in good time, even at short notice.

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eOperations awards SwissSign the contract for electronic signatures, seals and time stamps

06.12.2023

On behalf of 23 cantons and the municipalities of Geneva, eOperations Switzerland has carried out a procurement project for electronic signatures, seals and time stamps. SwissSign has...

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The new version of the SwissID App is here!

04.12.2023

From today, the new version of the SwissID App is available with a fresh design and an improved user experience.

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Workshop «Fit für Digitale Nachweise & E-ID»

11.10.2023

Bald wird der Bund allen Einwohnern der Schweiz eine digitale Identität (E-ID) auf Basis von SSI zur Verfügung stellen. Mehr darüber erfahren Sie im halbtägigen Workshop.

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Interview: Regulations for digital signatures in Switzerland and the European Union

14.09.2023

In this interview with "Netzwoche", you will find the answers to interesting questions about the updated eIDAS regulation, digital signature solutions and self-sovereign identity.

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Treffen Sie uns an der it-sa 2023 in Nürnberg

11.08.2023

Wir freuen uns, auch in diesem Jahr wieder gemeinsam mit unserem Partner essendi IT an der Fachmesse it-sa Expo&Congress vertreten zu sein. 

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Online identification now also possible using your ID card

29.06.2023

You can now also complete our free online identity verification using your ID card. Read on to find out how it all works.

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New standard for e-mail certificates in August 2023

22.06.2023

The CA/Browser Forum, the standardization body for certificates on the Internet, defined a new standard for e-mail certificates at the beginning of the year.

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Qualified Evidence: the solution for financial intermediaries

13.06.2023

The new SwissSign product Qualified Evidence enables the remote identification of customers. Any time you want, FINMA-compliant and without any integration effort required.

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SwissID login: Verified identities for your online shop

25.05.2023

Online shops selling alcohol or tobacco often have little to no age verification. Logging in with SwissID solves this problem.

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Webinars | Is protecting your IT infrastructure a key priority for you?

02.05.2023

Then find out all you need to know about the SwissSign PKI for automated certificate management in one of our webinars. We’ll show you the benefits of such a solution and guide...

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Anantha Ayer to become new CEO of SwissSign on 1 September 2023

28.03.2023

The management at SwissSign is changing: Anantha Ayer will take over as CEO of SwissSign AG, effective 1 September 2023. He will succeed Jürg Graf, who is retiring and will continue...

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SwissSign is banking on a modern PKI solution for its certificate management with libC as its technology partner.

27.10.2022

Leading Swiss Trust Service Provider SwissSign launched a new state-of-the-art managed PKI solution based on the latest technological standards in October 2022. The aim is to make the...

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Treffen Sie uns an der it-sa 2022 in Nürnberg

16.09.2022

Wir freuen uns, auch in diesem Jahr wieder gemeinsam mit unserem Partner essendi IT an it-sa vertreten zu sein. 

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With Sysmosoft, SwissSign advances the development of e-signatures

05.07.2022

The merger of SwissSign and Sysmosoft will establish a one-of-a-kind centre of excellence for digital signatures. As a recognised Swiss Trust Service and Identity provider (IdP), SwissSign...

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Abolishment of "Organizational Unit" in certificates as of August 2022

21.06.2022

As from 1 September 2022 onwards, it is no longer permitted to include a department name (technically: attribute "Organizational Unit" - OU) in SSL/TLS certificates.

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Webinar am 22. Juni | Digitale Zertifikate als Basis für Cyber-Sicherheit

17.05.2022

Digitale Zertifikate sind grundlegende Bausteine verschiedenster IT-Security-Massnahmen. Unentdeckt abgelaufene Zertifikate gefährden daher Datensicherheit und Betriebsprozesse...

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Jetzt anmelden für Zertifikatsschulung am 9. Juni 2022

27.04.2022

Fühlen Sie sich bei dem Nischenthema PKI und Zertifikate sicher? Kennen Sie die Inhalte von Zertifikaten und die Güte von asymmetrischen Verschlüsselungsalgorithmen? All...

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SwissSign becomes the first Swiss company to use online identity verification to confirm people’s identities for the qualified electronic signature

13.04.2022

SwissSign, the provider of the SwissID Sign signature solution, is the first Swiss com-pany to rely on a fully digital identification process, allowing signatories to sign with qualified...

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Webinare: Wie Sie mit SwissID Sign Ihre Geschäftsprozesse digitalisieren.

07.03.2022

Nachfolgelösung SuisseID: Melden Sie sich für unser 30-minütiges Webinar an und lernen Sie SwissID Sign kennen.

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No change to the validity period of email certificates

01.03.2022

Apple has increased the aforementioned maximum validity period again, so we can continue to offer you email certificates with validity of three years until further notice.

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Mit SwissID Sign online rechtsgültig Dokumente unterschreiben

28.02.2022

Arbeitsverträge, Kündigungen oder Kreditverträge. Mit SwissID Sign unterschreiben Sie Dokumente ganz einfach und rechtsgültig rund um die Uhr mit der SwissID App.

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SuisseID service will be discontinued as of mid-December 2021

23.11.2021

The new solution is based on SwissID and does not require additional hardware. Take now advantage of five free signatures. 

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Webinar | E-Mails: Spamfrei, vertrauenswürdig & sicher archiviert

11.11.2021

Besuchen Sie das Webinar unseres Partners KRICK am Donnerstag, 2. Dezember, von 10.00 bis 11.00 Uhr. 

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Webinar | NoSpamProxy Encryption mit Zertifikaten von SwissSign – geht einfach!

11.11.2021

Besuchen Sie das gemeinsame Webinar von Net at Work und SwissSign am 26. November um 14.00 Uhr. 

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Webinar | Zertifikate automatisiert und ressourcensparend einsetzen

25.10.2021

Wir haben mit 'Certificate as Service' richtige Lösung und das passende Tool für Sie. Besuchen Sie das Webinar am 17. November 2021 um 16.00 Uhr. 

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Information for SwissSign MPKI customers

09.08.2021

The requirements concerning the proof of ownership of a domain name for the purpose of issuing SSL/TLS certificates have changed.

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Easily apply for, manage and install certificates automatically

10.06.2021

The Certificates as a Service (CaaS) solution is aimed in particular at SMEs that focus specifically on their core business and want to make their certificate handling easier and more...

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Managed PKI | New products and prices, 1 June 2021

01.06.2021

On 1 June 2021, SwissSign repositioned its range of certificates and is now offering the previous MPKI product in three MPKI product lines at the levels DV (domain-validated), OV (organisation-validated)...

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Wichtiger Hinweis zur korrekten Ausstellung von E-Mail-Zertifikaten per 18.1.2021

12.01.2021

Kundinnen und Kunden von E-Mail-Zertifikate beachten bitte die Änderung des Ausstellungsprozesses per 18. Januar 2021. Nicht korrekt ausgestellte Zertifikate müssen im...

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Important change concerning validity of SSL/TLS certificates from 1 September 2020

22.07.2020

The validity period for SSL/TLS certificates that are issued after 1 September 2020 cannot now exceed a maximum of one year.

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SwissSign signs strategic partnership with BlueCerts to accelerate its international expansion

29.05.2019

SwissSign, leading Swiss Trust Service Provider has just signed a strategic partnership agreement with BlueCerts. The SwissSign-BlueCerts partnership aims to increase the adoption of...

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Fachbeitrag im Handbuch Digitalisierung: ganzheitliches Zertifikatemanagement

14.05.2019

SwissSign und essendi haben für die 2. Ausgabe des «Handbuch Digitalisierung» des Trend Report-Verlags einen Fachbeitrag verfasst. Die Autoren erläutern die Herausforderungen...

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Secardeo certMode for the global retrieval of S/MIME certificates for mobile devices

18.02.2019

Ismaning, February 18, 2019 – Secardeo GmbH, a long-term partner of SwissSign AG, releases version 2 of certMode. Secardo certMode is a component of the Secardeo TOPKI platform...

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Meet SwissSign at the it-sa 2018 in Nuremberg

27.08.2018

From 09 - 11 October 2018 it is time again for Europe’s largest expo for IT-Security to open its doors in Nuremberg. As a leading event for cloud, mobile, data and network security,...

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Secardeo certLife simplifies the management of digital certificates

10.07.2018

Our partner Secardeo releases "certLife", a web application for certificate lifecycle management. With this new product in the TOPKI platform, Secardeo is addressing companies...

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SwissSign at eGovernment and eHealth Forum in Bern

01.03.2018

SwissSign will be present at both forums with a contact point and will hold three presentations. Our Chief Development Officer Urs Fischer will talk about the potential of SwissID on...

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SwissSign as sponsor and exhibitor at the Cloud Expo Expo Europe in Frankfurt

10.11.2017

From 28 to 29 November, the Cloud Expo Europe will be held in parallel with the Cloud Security Expo at the site of the Frankfurter Messe (trade fair centre).  As a silver sponsor...

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SwissSign at it-sa 2017 in Nuremberg

04.10.2017

SwissSign at the it-sa 2017 in Nuremberg  From 10 - 12 October 2017 it is time again for Europe’s largest expo for IT-Security to open its doors in Nuremberg.  As every...

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Validity periods of SSL certificates are becoming shorter and shorter

12.09.2017

Shortened certificate validity period from March 2018 Currently, the maximum SSL certificate validity is three years. On March 17, 2017 the CAB Forum decided to cap the allowed lifetime...

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The new SwissSign AG

16.05.2017

On 8 May 2017 SwissSign AG became a joint venture of Swiss Post and SBB, with each holding 50% of the share capital. CEO Markus Naef will lead the company into a new era.  

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UBS Deploys Qualified Electronic Signature Service with Cryptomathic and SwissSign

30.03.2017

Switzerland’s largest retail bank pioneers service digitization, increases document security and enables a fully mobile digital user experience Shortly after the launch of their...

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SwissSign to become joint venture between Swiss Post and SBB

24.03.2017

Uniform digital identity for Switzerland Swiss Post and SBB plan to provide a uniform digital identity for private individuals, companies and authorities in Switzerland by autumn 2017...

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SwissSign promotes the digital signature in Europe

11.07.2016

The „Cloud Signature Consortium“ (CSC) is based on an initiative of Adobe and consists of 12 European members, a mixture of manufacturers, service providers and academic...

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SwissSign with new products, new prices and a new website

01.12.2015

On 30 November 2015, the Swiss Post subsidiary SwissSign launched its new market presence with more favourable prices for SSL certificates, an expanded product range and a modern web...

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SwissSign becomes EBCA's technology partner

27.05.2015

The IT Security Association Germany (TeleTrusT) – the operator of the European Bridge CA (EBCA) – and SwissSign have entered into a partnership for the distribution of trusted...

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HID Global and SwissSign agree partnership for German-speaking Europe

06.05.2015

HID Global, global market leader in the area of secure identities and access control, and SwissSign are entering into a partnership for the DACH countries Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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Ensuring trust is everything

01.03.2015

You're at the supermarket and want to buy some apples. Depending on your needs and what you're going to use them for, there are a variety of suitable solutions.

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SwissSign – new certificate provider of Net at Work

21.12.2014

Since the start of December, the Microsoft Gold Partner Net at Work has provided a new release of its gateway solutions NoSpamProxy Encryption. The new version has features including...

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SwissSign switches to SHA-2 technology

13.10.2014

Since 10 October 2014 SwissSign has issued solely certificates with SHA-2 technology. Webshop customers receive a voucher code to convert their existing certificate to a certificate...

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More protection for SSL certificates

18.07.2014

Leading European Trust Service Providers pilot independent solution for more SSL certificate security. Three leading European Trust Service Providers – German D-Trust GmbH, SwissSign...

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Secardeo certEP offers auto-enrollment of SwissSign S/MIME certificates

10.07.2014

Secardeo, business solution partner of SwissSign, releases the version 3 of its Certificate Enrollment Proxy certEP. With certEP users and computers in a Windows domain may...

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Digital Trust Services of Swiss Post meet FINMA requirements

18.12.2013

The products and solutions of Swiss Post for secure electronic communication and digital identity have been given another seal of quality. KPMG Ltd has confirmed that the Digital Trust...

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