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CoSign Digital Signatures for Adobe LiveCycle ES (and Acrobat/Reader)
CoSign® is a digital signature (standard electronic signature) solution that enables users to digitally and graphically sign Portable Document Format (PDF) files using both Adobe® Acrobat® and Adobe Reader®. Signing and sealing electronic documents with CoSign signatures will immediately expedite business processes, reduce costs, increase security, and help organizations comply with regulations.
CoSign digital signatures are based on standard Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology, guaranteeing signer authenticity, data integrity, and the non-repudiation of electronic documents.
The CoSign digital signature solution seamlessly supports Adobe LiveCycle ES®. With a rapid deployment, unique centralized approach, built-in integration with an organization's existing user-management directory systems, and extensive 3rd party application support, CoSign guarantees a quick ROI.
ARX's CoSign digital signature (standard electronic signature) solution takes a centralized approach to deploying digital signatures within an organization, allowing an extremely quick deployment. Once the CoSign appliance is installed on the company’s network, CoSign will work in sync with the company’s user directory (e.g. Microsoft Active Directory, Novell eDirectory) to generate signing keys (Private Keys) to all users.
The technology behind CoSign digital signatures is based on an industry standard known as "Public Key Infrastructure" (PKI). With PKI, each user has a key-pair, a Private Key, and a Public Key used in every signature. Click here to learn more about how CoSign uses PKI.
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CoSign End-user Signature Services under Adobe LiveCycle ES deployments:
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CoSign extends customer’s existing directory/LDAP to provide end usersigning capabilities with Adobe Acrobat & Reader without traditional PKI pains.
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CoSign keeps the end-user's Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) low by providing the following:
- Built-in CA for certificate management services or leverage 3rd Party CAs.
- High assurance signatures without smartcards or tokens.
- Creating and verifying digital signatures in Acrobat/Reader without plug-ins.
- Web signatures without any client intallations by serving as a Roaming ID server (ASSP).
- Working with Adobe LiveCycle Reader Extensions to enable signing in Adobe Reader.
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Customers can leverage CoSign with Adobe LiveCycle solutions to enhance assurance, auditability, and regulatory compliance for signing processes utilizing the following authentification and security qualifications:
- User/name password or two-factor authentication options like one-time password (OTP) tokens and biometrics.
- FIPS 140-2 level 3 key protection.
Adobe LiveCycle CoSign Solution Click image to enlarge
Seals documents - Provides evidence of signer’s authenticity with proof of signer's identity, intent and document integrity.
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Automates Business Processes – CoSign eliminates the inefficiencies and significant costs of printing, handling, mailing, scanning and archiving paper documents.
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Quick deployment – CoSign’s centralized approach ensures rapid deployment allowing users to sign within hours of initial deployment.
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Simple to use – CoSign is designed to allow users to add a signature within seconds. Users will see their graphical signature, resembling the way they are used to sign paper documents.
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Quick ROI – Reducing the paper in the office and the cost of printing, handling, filing, faxing, mailing, scanning and archiving of paper documents as well as expediting & automating businesses processes will help your organization realize a quick ROI.
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Legal Compliance - CoSign digital signatures enable organizations to comply with regulations worldwide, such as: FDA’s 21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA, E-Sign (Electronic Signature in Global and national Commerce Act), EU Directive and VAT Directive. Learn more about CoSign compliance by clicking here.
Graphical signatures – Before the document is sealed, CoSign will add the user’s graphical signature (wet-signature). This enables a smooth transition from “rational” signatures to an electronic system.
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Multiple signatures - Allows for multiple signatures on the same document.
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Batch (bulk) signing – With high throughput, CoSign can sign millions of documents; making it an ideal solution for bulk signing needs such as eInvoicing & eArchiving.
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Extensive 3rd party application support – Works with many standard applications including Adobe Acrobat and many more.
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Syncs with standard user management systems – CoSign will work within your existing infrastructure, and is easy to use and manage.
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Scalability – Scaleable from a few signers to several million users, and will work in your existing authentication environment.
CoSign also follows the internationally approved Common Criteria security standard (ISO/IEC 15408), by using smartcards that are Common Criteria CWA 14169 certified within the CoSign hardware enclosure. The Common Criteria SSCD validation provides compliance with EU Electronic Signature Directives (European Union Directive 1999/93/EC on Electronic Signature).
Typical legislation requirements for Digital Signature Directives
Digital signature regulations vary from country to country. Taking the European Electronic Signature Directive (EC Directive 99/93 on Electronic Signatures) as an example, the requirements for a standard (advanced) Electronic Signature are:
Aviation - FAA's CFR Title 14 - This includes support for: air carriers, operators, persons performing airmen certification, individuals performing maintenance or preventive maintenance, repair stations, and aviation maintenance technical schools.
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