SIDN and Zynyo make signing with IRMA available

6 August 2021

SIDN, the administrator of the .nl domains and one of the driving forces behind the privacy-friendly identity solution IRMA, has entered into a partnership with Zynyo, the platform for digital signing. By linking the IRMA application to Zynyo's platform, the two companies are joining forces to provide clients with even better digital applications for their business processes, based on shared knowledge and expertise.

SIDN and Zynyo make signing with IRMA available

Digital signing with respect for privacy as a starting point.

About IRMA
IRMA stands for " I Reveal My Attributes. The IRMA app allows users to log in, self-identify, give permissions and sign online in an easy and secure way. The free IRMA app allows users to retrieve identity attributes themselves via their smartphone and share only the necessary attributes with or show them to parties who want to know something about them. The personal data resides only on the user's smartphone and is not centrally managed anywhere. With IRMA, everyone manages their own digital ID documents, just as we do with a physical passport and driver's license. This approach is also called Self-Sovereign Identity(SSI): only you decide when and with whom you share personal data.

Due to the privacy-friendly decentralised storage of personal data and the secure technology, there is a strong increase in the interest of companies and public organisations in IRMA.

Sign with IRMA
"Zynyo is continuously adding new authentication capabilities to its platform to make digital signing ever more accessible and reliable. With IRMA, we have once again added a special authentication tool to our platform where data from different sources can be accessed that specifically belong to the signer," said Michiel Geerdink, CEO of Zynyo.

IRMA offers several possibilities to enrich the digital signature with additional relevant information. In addition to the identity data directly from the basic register of personal data (first name, last name, date of birth, place of residence), additional information from reliable sources can be consulted via other attributes added to the IRMA app. For example, determining the authority to sign via the KvK attribute, signing a tenancy agreement with personal data or signing educational papers with a student number.

Arjan Middelkoop, Commercial Director of SIDN: "The integration of IRMA into Zynyo is a good example of the many opportunities IRMA offers. IRMA gives companies and institutions the certainty that they are dealing with the only correct signatory and that the signatory has the privacy to which he is entitled. We believe that IRMA is the most integer and reliable solution for a public and private identification system in which the privacy of the user is central."

About SIDN
IRMA powered by SIDN is the collaboration between SIDN and the foundation behind IRMA, Privacy by Design. The collaboration is aimed at further developing the privacy-friendly identity platform IRMA. SIDN is the administrator of the .nl domains and has been working for years to ensure the security and accessibility of the Internet in the Netherlands and is strengthening IRMA with the same assurances they provide for the .nl domain. A secure and usable digital identity for individuals and organizations is of public interest. That is why IRMA is open source and operates on a non-profit basis.

About Zynyo
Zynyo is an expert in digital identity and signing services. Secure, legally valid and reliable digital signing, both qualified and advanced from the cloud. Zynyo's mission is to make legally valid, secure and responsible digital document signing accessible and feasible for everyone. With its services, Zynyo provides full functionality for digital signing and online identity. With our platform it is possible to digitally sign documents according to Dutch and European legislation (eIDAS) at all desired levels; simple, advanced and qualified.

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