CoSign® is adigital signature solution that enables Microsoft® Office users to digitally and graphically sign Microsoft Office documents and messages. 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 Microsoft Office. 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.
CoSign's... use of Microsoft technology
enables increased user acceptance and improved efficiency
Steve Shihadeh, Microsoft
Selected Clients
How much does it cost?
The price of ARX's CoSign electronic signature solution for Microsoft Word and other applications is a combination of a fixed cost for the server, user licenses (one-time fee!) and maintenance.
The total cost for a typical medium-sized company can be under $100 (US) per user.
Click here to calculate your CoSign ROI using our online ROI calculator.
For more information and pricing, please contact us.
ARX's CoSign electronic signature solution for Microsoft Word and other applications takes a centralized approach to deploying electronic 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, Novel/NDS) to generate signing keys (Private Keys) to all users.
The technology behind CoSign electronic signatures for Microsoft Word and other applications 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.
Seals documents - Provides evidence of signer’s authenticity and guarantees data integrity, providing non-repudiation.
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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 Electronic 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 Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat and many more.
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Sign any document type – Using OmniSign you can add electronic signatures to any document type; even a proprietary format. OmniSign will convert any document into a signed PDF file.
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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 protects your business in a court of law and will not be questioned for compliance.
CoSign’s hardware is designed to meet FIPS 140-2 Level 3 NIST standard requirements. CoSign also follows the internationally approved Common Criteria security standard (ISO/IEC 15408), and is currently undergoing Common Criteria EAL 4+ evaluation with the Secure Signature Creation Devices (SSCD) Protection Profile (CEN-CWA 14169). The Common Criteria SSCD validation provides the compliance with the EU Electronic Signature Directives (European Union Directive 1999/93/EC on Electronic Signature).
CoSign adheres to the electronic signature and data-integrity requirements of the following legislations and regulations:
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E-sign (Electronic Signature in Global and national Commerce Act)
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EU Directive for Electronic Signatures
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FDA's 21 CFR Part 11
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA)
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EU VAT Directive
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ISO
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Sarbanes Oxley
For additional information regarding the legal status of CoSign electronic signatures in other countries please click here.
Application Support
CoSign offers extensive support for digitally signing documents in 3rd party applications.
Supported applications & files include: Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Word, Excel, PDF, Outlook, TIFF, AutoCAD, InfoPath and many more.
Signature Features:
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Multiple Signatures per document
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Graphical Signatures
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Sectional Signing (Word and Excel)
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Multiple Graphical Signatures per User
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Unattended and Batch Signing
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Audit trail
User Directories:
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Microsoft Active Directory
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Novell NDS
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Oracle Internet Directory (OID)
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LDAP-based Directories
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Directory Independent Installation
CA Support
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CoSign Internal CA
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Subordinate to an Existing External CA
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External CA
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Webtrusted CA service for Worldwide Verifiable Signatures
Security Standards
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Undergoing validation for NIST FIPS 140-2 Level 3
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SSCD model based on certified Common Criteria EAL 4+ CWA 14169 products
Authentication methods
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User Name/ Password
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One-Time Password (OTP)
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Tokens (Smart Cards, USB-based security tokens)
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Biometric
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RADIUS-based authentication
Client OS Support
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Windows 2000
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Windows XP
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Windows 2003
Supported APIs
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Microsoft CAPI
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PKCS#11
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JCA/JCE
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CoSign Signature API (SAPI)
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Web Services (compliant to OASIS DSS and SPML)
Physical Dimensions
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(W x D x H): 19.0" x 17.5" x 7.0"
48.3 cm x 44.5 cm x 17.8 cm
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4U Rack-Mountable
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Weight 30 lbs /13.6 kg
Other:
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High Availability
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Load Balancing
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CoSign's... use of Microsoft technology 
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