Adobe CDS Solutions
Adobe Certified Document Services (CDS) enables more secure, reliable document PDF exchange
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Leading engineering firm, CHA,
chooses DocumentSign to
improve efficiency.
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PersonalSign USB
For individuals using Acrobat 6+ to create Certified PDFs / add Approval Signatures
Authors create Certified PDFs using Adobe Acrobat and a secure USB token
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DepartmentSign USB
For departments using Acrobat 6+ to create Certified PDFs / add Approval Signatures
Authors create secure PDFs using Adobe Acrobat and a secure USB token
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DepartmentSign HSM
For automated Certified / Approval Signatures PDF generation
Companies create secure PDFs using server software & Hardware Security Module
Secure Adobe PDF with DocumentSign
With so many digital documents circulated over the Internet, it is important for the recipient to ensure that these documents come from a verified source, are authentic, and that the contents of which have not been tampered with since the time of publication.
Certified Document Services (CDS) is the first digital signing solution that enables authors to create Adobe® PDF files that automatically certify to the recipient that the author's identity has been verified by a trusted organisation.
Authors of PDFs add digital Certifying and Approval Signatures to documents they distribute over the Internet. In terms of paper-based documents, this process is tantamount to adding wet-ink signatures, thus assuring the recipient of the document's authenticity and integrity from the time of publication.
Operating under stringent set of policies and standards as imposed by Adobe and as audited by WebTrust, GlobalSign is an authorised participant in Adobe's Certified Document Services program through its brand, DocumentSign Digital IDs. GlobalSign is authorised to issue Adobe recognised CDS Certificates to individuals and department entities.
DocumentSign allows users to add Certifying and Approval Signatures to PDFs using a trust model used in Adobe Reader 6.0+ without installing any new plug-ins, configuring Adobe Reader/Acrobat to non-default settings, and without the need to make confusing trust decisions.
Enables PDF security
Including document integrity, authorship and timestamping
Certification Signatures
Allows you to add Certification Signatures to electronically seal a document
No plug-ins or extra software needed
Certified PDFs automatically recognised by Adobe Acrobat and the free Adobe Reader
Approval Signatures
Allows you to add Approval Signatures - add electronic equivalents to wet ink approval signatures
Desktop-based or Server-based
Document certifying and signing solutions to meet requirements of organisations of all sizes
True Multi-lingual support
Supports all languages out of the box
RFC 3161 compliant
Timestamping services from Seiko support non-repudiation essential to time sensitive document transactions and audit trails
WebTrust accredited
WebTrust accredited Certification Authority since 2002
Protect high value documents
Including document integrity, authorship and timestamping
Comply with regulatory frameworks
Allows you to add Certification Signatures electronically seal a document
Reduce your carbon footprint
Certified PDFs automatically recognised by Adobe Acrobat and the free Adobe Reader
Provide assurance
Allows you to add Approval Signatures - add electronic equivalents to wet ink approval signatures
Alert document recipients
Document certifying and signing solutions to meet requirements of organisations of all sizes
Reliably inform document recipients
Of the documents containing Certified and Approval Signatures at the time of online signing produces long term valid documents
Certifying Signatures
Using GlobalSign DocumentSign, PDFs can be certified by a person or department by adding a Certifying Signature, and when viewed will present the document recipient with a prominent "blue ribbon" displayed within Adobe Reader. Recipients can then easily determine the document authenticity and authorship. Prior to certifying the document the signer may specify the types of changes allowed for the document to remain certified (e.g. what is allowed without invalidating the Certifying Signature) such as "changes not permitted, form filling only or form filling and commenting".
Approval Signatures
DocumentSign allow PDFs to contain one or more Approval Signatures, added by individuals or departments, and when viewed present the document recipient with a "green checkmark" displayed within the PDF itself. Approval Signatures show which people or departments have consented to, approved or accepted to the contents of the PDF.
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