Authentication means
The security level of authentication determines the legal validity of the signature
Zynyo provides all services for advanced and qualified digital signatures. Both are 100% reliable and have the same legal validity as a wet written signature provided certain conditions are met.
In part because the methods used by Zynyo to authenticate signers are sufficiently reliable, the identity of signers is guaranteed and Zynyo's advanced and qualified electronic signatures are reliable and legally valid.
Electronic signature law
In the Netherlands, a document with a digital signature has the same legal validity by law as a document with a wet written signature, provided certain conditions are met. These conditions are laid down in the "law on electronic signatures. This law says that a digital signature has the same legal validity as a handwritten signature, if the method of authentication used in doing so is sufficiently reliable.
Authentication means
With digital signatures, authentication means are used to establish the identity of the signers. There are different types of authentication means. And each with a different security level. These levels are determined in the Netherlands and Europe on the basis of eIDAS ('Electronic Identification And Trust Services'). Zynyo supports different authentication means and can thereby support all levels of digital signatures defined by the eIDAS.
Normal signature
- Mouse-scratch
- Signature plate
- SMS-TAN code
Advanced signature
- iDIN
- DigiD
- eWallet(Yivi)
- eRecognition
- Passport (CheckedID)
- Single sign-on
Qualified signature
- Personalised PKI certificates
- Professional PKI certificates.
- Organisation-specific PKI certificates
Authentication based on a PKI certificate
PKI stands for Public Key Infrastructure. A PKI-based person-based certificate is proof to anyone that a public key belongs to a particular person. The person-based PKI certificate is the most secure method of authentication.
Authentication in digital signatures
The advanced digital signature also uses a PKI certificate. The service provider signing authority then has such a PKI organizational certificate. One step further in security is the qualified digital signature. Then one of the signers has its own personal PKI certificate. This occurs, for example, with professionals where the identity must be secured, such as notaries, chartered accountants and mayors.
Authentication for qualified signing
The qualified electronic signature uses a qualified personal or organisation-specific PKI certificate to authenticate the signatory.
This certificate guarantees to the highest degree the identity of the signatory. A certificate is issued after identification by a body accredited by the Dutch government. Nowadays, some PKI certificate providers allow remote identification by reading the NFC chip on an identity document, possibly supplemented by a video call.
