Adobe Security Partner Community

The Security Partner Community (SPC) is composed of distinguished companies that offer products enabling customers to either take advantage of the many information assurance features offered by Adobe products or to create new opportunities for use in markets and applications not previously anticipated. The SPC's goal is to create a comprehensive structure of best-of-breed products and solutions backed by top partners with concrete and targeted vertical market experience.

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Security Partner Community by solution type

4Point

Languages supported

• English

Description

With extensive expertise and experience in Adobe's enterprise solutions, 4Point delivers consulting services, training, and technical and application support that ensure customer satisfaction lasts. 4Point's breadth and depth of solution deployment experience in all sectors, including financial services, government, life sciences, education, and manufacturing, has made them Adobe's leading Solution Partner in North America. 4Point has continued that success in the European market. From 4Point's executive team to its consultants, solution architects, Adobe-certified trainers, and sales engineers, organizations get immediate access to wide-ranging experience in every aspect of Adobe® LiveCycle® ES and Adobe Flex® deployment.

Recent news

• Partners working with partners...working with Adobe

Joint customer references

Pennsylvania State University
Top-ranked university delivers authentic, tamper-resistant electronic transcripts using Adobe Certified Document Services, SafeNet HSMs, and VeriSign/GeoTrust CDS digital IDs.

U.S. Government Printing Office
Large government organization saves money and literally tons of paper while promoting integrity and authenticity by digitally certifying public documents using LiveCycle ES, Adobe Certified Document Services credentials from Verisign, SafeNet hardware security modules (HSMs) and integration services from 4Point.

For more information, visit 4Point's website.

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ActivIdentity

Languages supported

• English

Description

With the ActivIdentity Gold (ActivClient) smart card middleware, enterprises and governments can increase the security of Adobe PDF files.

Digital signatures
ActivIdentity Gold smart card–based digital signatures enable authors to create certified documents that authenticate their identity and validate the integrity of the content throughout the workflow. Document recipients can use digital signatures to approve documents and electronic forms.

Document control
Enhance document confidentiality with ActivIdentity Gold smart card–based document encryption, so that only authorized people will be able to view, modify, repurpose, or even print your documents.

ActivIdentity is the leader in IDM software for remote access, secure sign-on, and digital ID cards. Its scalable, strong authentication and multiapplication smart card solutions are used by over 5 million people globally. Trusted by organizations from enterprise to governments around the world, ActivIdentity IDM systems deliver maximum ROI through increased security, reduced cost, and user convenience.

For more information, visit ActivIdentity's website.

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Andxor

Languages supported

• English
• Italian

Description

Andxor provides a system, KryptoEvolution, integrated with Adobe Roaming Digital ID and Adobe LiveCycle Digital Signatures ES. KryptoEvolution is a secure server appliance (HSM) that is rated to FIPS 140-2 Level x. KryptoEvolution features embedded support for the Adobe ASSP protocol, allowing it to use Roaming Digital ID for digital signatures in Adobe Acrobat® and Reader® 8 software and later. The Roaming Digital ID is securely stored inside KryptoEvolution at a central location, and Adobe users can digitally sign and encrypt/decrypt securely from anywhere without the need for additional software or plug-in installation.

Andxor KryptoEvolution provides strong two-factor authentication of users to improve security and authorization before digital signature, encryption/decryption, and timestamping. All pertinent information is embedded in the documents during the signature process (that is, CRL and OCSP) for complete tracking and process verification, as well as long-term validation.

KryptoEvolution supports multiple user authentication schemes including username and password, one-time password (OTP), RFC 4226 HOTP (mobile phone), RADIUS OTP, and so on.

For more information, visit Andxor's website.

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Arcot

Languages supported

• English

Electronic signature support
Arcot Systems, Inc., provides a system for using Roaming (centralized) Digital IDs in Acrobat and Reader 8 and 9. Adobe has embedded Arcot patented technologies into these applications, laying the framework for secure digital signing anywhere, anytime without the need for additional software or hardware. The Roaming Digital ID is securely stored in the Arcot SignFort server and directly accessed from Acrobat or Reader. Arcot's patented ArcotID software smart card provides strong two-factor authentication of the user and controls access to the digital ID, verifying that only the authorized person is signing. SignFort also logs every time a document is signed and provides a complete audit trail for nonrepudiation. This capability helps companies comply with regulatory requirements.

Arcot also offers a plug-in for Acrobat and Reader that contains the following features:

• Acts as a plug-in within Acrobat and Reader to sign, encrypt, and decrypt documents using PKI and X.509 digital certificates
• Enables Identrus-compliant signature verification and certificate validation

Document encryption and delivery
Arcot teamed with Adobe to create SEND, a service that provides the ability for organizations to literally send secure PDF files to email inboxes, without requiring users to install anything other than the latest version of Adobe Reader or Acrobat. Financial institutions, utilities, government agencies — or any organization or company that sends periodic paper documents, bills, or notices — can take advantage of SEND. The organization provides SEND with the PDF files and email addresses of recipients, and SEND takes care of the rest, encrypting the documents and delivering them to recipients. A strong, yet simple-to-use, PKI-based Arcot two-factor authentication system built into Reader and Acrobat manages secure access to the PDF file, and once the document is open, recipients are free to save it, ready for archival and instant retrieval without requiring a login to the institution's site.

Recent news

• Adobe and Arcot partner to SEND secure electronic documents to your inbox
• Arcot announces two factor authentication in Flash Player and Apollo/AIR

Product demonstration
Arcot ID signature demonstration in Adobe Acrobat

For more information, visit Arcot's website.

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ARX (Algorithmic Research)

Languages supported

• Dutch
• English
• French
• German
• Italian
• Portuguese
• Spanish
• Turkish

Description

CoSign makes it easy to digitally sign transactions, documents, and records by embedding the standard signature technology directly into mainstream business applications. CoSign embeds a signature record that travels with the document for every signature it captures. This Portable Signature Format (CoSign PSF) allows anyone to verify and retain proof of identity, intent, and document integrity without costly, complicated, or proprietary software. CoSign keeps your business running smoothly by fully automating and quickly scaling processes at a low cost and with proper controls.

The system includes a secure server appliance that integrates seamlessly into any company's internal user management system (for example, Active Directory, NDS, Oracle OID, and so on) or database of external clients, suppliers, or business partners. CoSign also works with the broadest array of user authentication schemes including username-password, Kerberos, RADIUS, one-time password devices, and biometrics challenges. The system is designed for intranets and B2B and B2C business processes in which there is a requirement for web access for external signers. Since CoSign signatures also comply with standard public key infrastructures (PKIs), there is no requirement for ARX technology to verify signed documents, other than possession of the signed document itself and Adobe Reader 6.0 or later.

CoSign works seamlessly underneath Adobe, without the need for plug-ins. With CoSign, multiple users can easily sign a single PDF document. Furthermore, CoSign allows organizations to sign batches of PDF documents without individual intervention.

CoSign signatures comply with U.S. and EU electronic signature regulations, including FDA Title 21 CFR Part 11 and HIPAA.

Recent news

• ARX deepens support for Adobe Acrobat & Reader
• Partners working with partners...working with Adobe

Product demonstration

Digital Signatures for Adobe Reader

Digital Signatures for Roaming ID

For more information, visit ARX's website.

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Ascertia

Product/solution category

Languages supported

• English

Description

Ascertia is a leading provider of digital signature and certificate validation solutions. PDF Signer plug-in was Ascertia's original product for PDF signing from within Acrobat/Reader 5.0 and 6.0. It provided advanced functionality including embedded timestamps for long-term signatures and advanced certificate status checking using Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP).

From Acrobat or Reader 7.0, Adobe has incorporated much of this functionality directly into the base product. This led Ascertia to releasing its next-generation PDF signer — referred to as PDF Sign&Seal. This is a complete and standalone PDF signing solution that can also create PDF files (using a printer driver) and fill in PDF forms. It provides a range of specialized features to make it easy for senior managers to apply digital signatures.

Ascertia also provides international language support and server-side automated signing for scalable signing applications. Ascertia's certificate validation server solutions include TrustFinder OCSP, SCVP, and XKMS servers and clients.

For more information, visit Ascertia's website.

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Athena Smartcard Solutions

Product/solution category

Languages supported

• English
• French
• German
• Italian
• Japanese
• Spanish

Description

Athena Smartcard Solutions is a leading smart card and middleware provider to enterprise and government customers worldwide. Athena's advanced PKI solutions are based on the ASECard Crypto multiapplication smart card and the ASEPCOS smart card OS. Athena's technology leads the industry in performance and reliability, facilitating easy migration to advanced smart card–based authentication and digital signature solutions such as the ones provided by Acrobat.

ASECard for Windows® enhances the Acrobat security architecture by enabling secure and portable storage of user credentials (in the form of certificates and keys) that are used to digitally sign and create certified Acrobat documents. Such certified documents can authenticate the identity of document creators and validate the integrity of documents as they travel through nonsecure communication channels. ASECard for Windows also facilitates the use of PKI encryption to assign access rights to selected individuals, based on personal certificates stored on their smart cards.

For more information, visit Athena's website.

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ChosenSecurity

Languages supported

• English
• German

Description

With TC Business ID for Adobe, ChosenSecurity expands its product portfolio with a solution for verifying the authenticity and integrity of PDF documents and forms. This new solution enables authors of PDF documents and personalized PDF forms to centrally sign them on a server using a HSM. Recipients can then easily check the validity of the signature within free Adobe Reader. With the new Adobe certificate, ChosenSecurity — the proven experts in digital certificates and security solutions — is addressing in particular the needs of financial institutions, insurance companies, and government authorities.

ChosenSecurity is the leading provider of on-demand PKI security services in the world, enabling a wide range of PKI-enabled security services for enterprise authentication, secure email, and digital signatures. The company delivers breakthrough economics and implementation speed to the enterprise — up to 70% less than in-house implementations and 50% less than traditional managed services — and can be implemented in just a few weeks.

Unlike traditional PKI implementations, ChosenSecurity is the world's first PKI that can be deployed across multiple clients in a web-based security as a service model, enabling any size enterprise to achieve PKI security in a few weeks with no capital costs, hardware, software, or network changes. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts, ChosenSecurity is a true leader of certification service providers at the forefront of identity management.

Recent news

• History...signed with Adobe products: US District Court Judge issues first digitally signed judicial order
• Casting a wider trust net: Announcing the Adobe Approved Trust List
• Partners working with partners...working with Adobe
• Demo: Certified documents in Adobe PDF
• Document integrity takes a big leap forward with expansion of Adobe's CDS program

For more information, visit ChosenSecurity's website, and in Europe, visit TC Trustcenter’s website.

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Communication Intelligence Corporation (CIC)

Languages supported

• Chinese
• English

Description

CIC's Sign-it provides patented biometric and electronic signature capabilities for executing PDF documents. This technology ensures virtually tamper-proof security for electronically signing documents with the technology that fits your application needs including handwritten, stamping, click sign, fingerprint, eSeals, PKI, voice, and password. Verifiable signature types such as biometrics and passwords are authenticated using CIC's SignatureOne Profile Server, which includes the ability to export encrypted user profiles for offline authentication, ideal for field sales and service applications. Sign-it has been deployed in both large and small enterprises and includes standard plug-ins as well as tools that allow for signature configuration and back-office processing leveraging Adobe LiveCycle products. When used in combination with Acrobat 8 Professional, this is an ideal solution for small to medium-size businesses with limited distribution or signature needs, but it also supports the unique requirements of complex systems infrastructures, where it has been deployed with documented ROI at major institutions.

Recent news

• Partners working with partners...working with Adobe
• "The train has left the station!" — electronic signatures in the real world

Joint customer reference

Snap-on Credit
Financing innovator accelerates form processing from days to minutes and reduces error rates on contracts using Adobe LiveCycle solutions and Adobe PDF forms, with help from CIC.

For more information, visit CIC's website.

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CoreStreet

Product/solution category

Languages supported

• English

Description

CoreStreet provides validation products for identity management and access control. With CoreStreet, organizations can control physical and logical access to buildings, computer networks, applications, and devices.

To validate digitally signed documents, CoreStreet's solution employs the CoreStreet Validation Client. The Validation Client provides a plug-in for a Windows based computer to perform secure validation of digital certificates. This plug-in adds automatic certificate validation to all applications, such as Acrobat, that use the Windows Cryptographic API (CAPI). To validate the current status of digital certificates, the Validation Client retrieves secure certificate status information from a validation responder based on one or more secure validation technologies — most common among them OCSP.

The Validation Client works in conjunction with CoreStreet's Real Time Credential Validation Authority (RTC VA), which enables the validation of digital certificates in a truly scalable, flexible, and cost-effective manner.

For more information, visit CoreStreet's website.

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Entrust, Inc.

Product/solution category

Languages supported

• Desktop solution: English
• Web portal solution: English, French, Japanese

Description

Accessible and affordable, Entrust Certificates for Adobe CDS enable organizations to digitally sign Adobe PDF files with confidence. Recipients will be able to take advantage of visual trust indicators to verify who published the document and confirm whether it has been altered. Entrust Certificates for Adobe CDS work seamlessly with both Adobe Reader and Acrobat (version 6.0 or later) on the desktop and Adobe LiveCycle Digital Signatures ES on the server.

Recent news

• Digital certificate veteran Entrust joins Certified Document Services (CDS) program

For more information, visit Entrust's website.

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Eutron Infosecurity

Product/solution category

Languages supported

• English
• Italian

Description

CryptoIdentity is one of many devices offered by Eutron Infosecurity. It is an all-in-one device in a USB key, which combines the functions of a smart card and its reader. CryptoIdentity contains 64KB of memory for the user's data (personal profiles, X.509 digital certificates).

The private key used to sign electronic documents is kept safely and securely on the device, protecting access to it by means of a customizable PIN: Having the CryptoIdentity hardware device and knowing its PIN are basic elements of this two-factor authentication procedure.

CryptoIdentity allows you to generate onboard 2,048-bit RSA cryptographic keys and to apply digital signatures. It is equipped with security features that prevent export and copying of the private key.

For more information, visit Eutron's website.

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FileOpen Systems

Product/solution category

Languages supported

• English; end-user messages can be localized

Description

FileOpen Systems is the leading provider of standalone encryption products, which allow publishers to control distribution of their documents and retain 100% of their revenues. Since 1997, FileOpen software has been the solution of choice for an international community of users in publishing, industry, and government to secure Adobe PDF files for distribution on the web and on CD.

The company's three products — FileOpen WebPublisher, Publisher, and PersonalPublisher — are designed to meet the needs of publishers — from high-volume publishers to individual authors. Each product is based on the FileOpen Secure Publishing Architecture (SPA). SPA is a system that embeds security data into documents while allowing them to be viewed in their native viewing applications to minimize inconvenience to authorized end users.

FileOpen Systems is unsurpassed in providing publishers with the most extensive and flexible access controls. The software includes tools for managing electronic subscriptions, authentication of concurrent users, document expiration, and locking to specific media (only from the web, only from CD, and so forth). FileOpen is also a pioneer in enabling printing restrictions on documents, so publishers can limit the number of printouts a user can make or the period of time in which a document may be printed.

For more information, visit FileOpen's website.

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Gemalto

Product/solution category

Languages supported

• English

Description

Gemalto is a US$2.2 billion leader in digital security, providing secure and easily deployable strong authentication personal devices, platforms, and solutions in the enterprise, healthcare, and government environments. With operations in 100 countries and 11,000 employees, including 1,500 R&D engineers, Gemalto offers solutions that are designed to make personal digital interactions more convenient, secure, and enjoyable. More than a billion people worldwide use the company's products and services for telecommunications, financial services, e-government, identity management, multimedia content, DRM, IT security, mass transit, and many other applications.

Gemalto digital security solutions

The following references reinforce Gemalto's solution, experience, and value in both the private and public sectors, including FIPS 201 solution sets:

• 11 million Department of Defense Common Access Card identity credentials
• 5 million contactless digital security devices
• Majority of the 80 million SIM cards in the mobile phones of active GSM subscribers in the region
• Supplying technology for the new electronic passport program
• U.S. multinational companies using Gemalto digital security devices and solutions for IT security include 4 of top 5 oil companies, 3 of top 5 pharmaceutical companies including Pfizer, and many large IT technology leaders including Microsoft

For more information, visit Gemalto's website.

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Gemini Security Solutions

Languages supported

• English

Description

Gemini Security Solutions is focused on providing complete security solutions for all its customers. The company provides a great deal of experience in the development of security-related software, including the addition of security capabilities (including PKI support) to existing applications. It is focused on the financial, healthcare, and pharmaceutical industries and plays a strong role in organizations such as SAFE. Gemini Security Solutions is partnering with Adobe to combine its security software development and integration capabilities and expertise with digital signature standards and regulations (such as SAFE and FDA 21 CFR Part 11) with Adobe's strong security product suite to develop complete solutions for secure electronic transactions.

For more information, visit Gemini Security Solution's website.

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GlobalSign

Product/solution category

Languages supported

• English

Description

GlobalSign Inc is one of the longest established Certification Authorities (CAs) and specialists in SSL security and online authentication solutions. It is a highly credible and well-established CA and SSL provider. A leader in public trust services, GlobalSign has been issuing trusted digital certificates since 1996, delivering its public trust from a number of highly ubiquitous trusted public roots. These trusted roots are recognized by all operating systems; all major web browsers, web servers, email clients, and Internet applications; as well as devices.

As a member of the Certified Document Services program, GlobalSign offers Adobe inherently trusted digital IDs under the product name DocumentSign Digital ID for Adobe PDF files. DocumentSign digital IDs can be used to add Certifying or Approval Signatures (collectively known as "signing") to PDF documents.

GlobalSign is now also a member of the Adobe Approved Trust List.

Recent news

• Partners working with partners...working with Adobe
• Demo: Certified documents in Adobe PDF
• Document integrity takes a big leap forward with expansion of Adobe's CDS program
• Casting a wider trust net: Announcing the Adobe Approved Trust List

Joint customer reference

• Antwerp Port Authority

In response to the European Directive on Invoicing (EC/115/2001), the Port Authority deployed an advanced e-invoice system. Leveraging Adobe LiveCycle ES software and GlobalSign DocumentSign digital certificates, the dynamic e-invoice system is integrated with SafeNet HSMs.

For more information, visit GlobalSign's website.

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Interlink Electronics

Product/solution category

Languages supported

• English
• French

Description

Interlink is a one-stop shop for digital signature implementations — providing IntegriSign software with the hardware, Interlink results in a lower overall cost to Interlink's clients. The company can take a customer from proof of concept and pilot through production quicker and with less cost and greater success than any other company in the industry. Interlink's solution comprises hardware, software, and integration services with the goal of implementing a strong digitally signed electronic signature. Its hardware ranges from simple electronic signature capture to Linux® browser-based color LCD devices that enable compliance requirements for customer signatures. Software ranges from simple PDF plug-ins to capture digital signatures to biometric authentication (fingerprint or signature) and support for third-party digital certificates. Interlink is a diversified public company (NASDAQ:LINK) located in Camarillo, California.

For more information, visit Interlink's website.

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ipsCA — IPS Certification Authority

Languages supported

• English
• Spanish

Description

ipsCA has developed a digital signature plug-in based on certificate technology for Acrobat. The plug-in extends Acrobat digital signature capabilities, making electronic documents legally valid. With this feature, Acrobat users can now send confidential business documents such as competitive bids or employee forms across an enterprise or over the Internet with an electronic credential that helps ensure the identity of the sender and the integrity of the document.

Features of version 2.0 include:

• Based on standard X.509 certificates
• Standard timestamping supported
• CRL, OCSP, or VA validation supported
• Multiple signatures supported (CoSign)
• Stamp tool
• Scanned signature support
• International language support
• OEM capabilities

Joint customer references

Cuatrecasas
One of Spain's largest law firms automates and accelerates client invoicing using Adobe Acrobat software and solutions from ipsCA.

Spanish Association of Highway, Canal, and Port engineers
Highway engineers leverage digital approval processes using Adobe Acrobat software.

For more information, visit ipsCA's website.

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KEYNECTIS

Languages supported

• French

Description

Through the Adobe CDS program and Adobe's products, KEYNECTIS digital signature solutions provide and preserve proof of electronic documents (processing of electronic signatures, timestamping, validation, and archiving of documents) in compliance with legal and technical state-of-the-art practices. With more than 20 million certificates issued, KEYNECTIS is currently the leading French trust services operator, and its mission is to help companies and government agencies protect their electronic exchanges (electronic signature, timestamping, e-commerce, and so on). KEYNECTIS is also a member of the Adobe Approved Trust List.

Recent news

• Casting a wider trust net: Announcing the Adobe Approved Trust List
• Demo: Certified documents in Adobe PDF
• Document integrity takes a big leap forward with expansion of Adobe's CDS program

For more information, visit the KEYNECTIS website.

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Lexmark

Product/solution category

Languages supported

• English
• French
• German
• Italian
• Portuguese
• Spanish

Description

Lexmark is a worldwide leader in the production of output hardware and software solutions that manage the use of those devices. Lexmark solutions provide direct business benefits by lowering the cost of hard copy, interfacing with business applications, and acting as an on-off ramp as documents move between paper and digital realms.

Lexmark has now integrated persistent, document-level rights management into their leading range of MFP (multifunction printer) devices via Adobe LiveCycle Policy Server software. Organizations now have the ability to secure paper documents as they are transformed into PDF, so there is never a gap when documents are unprotected.

Users authenticate to the MFP device, even with a smart card or biometric, and then apply policies and other security to the scanned document based on their identity. Options include read/copy/print/edit restrictions, distribution, document certification and digital signatures, and archiving to a repository.

Customer benefits:

• Lower document loss rate and transportation costs with distributed MFP scan model.
• Simplify security measures and reduce the cost of distributing confidential information.
• Bring mission-critical processes online with greater assurance of document confidentiality and privacy.
• Realize greater compliance with consumer privacy regulations.
• Preserve control while retaining usage flexibility — working online and offline.
• Extend the value of the existing security and content management infrastructure outside the organization.

For more information, visit Lexmark's website.

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OPENLiMiT SignCubes AG

Product/solution category

Languages supported

• English
• German
• Italian

Description

The OPENLiMiT Base Components with the OPENLiMiT PDF plug-in for Adobe have been certified according to the internationally recognized IT security standard Common Criteria EAL 4+ and have been confirmed compliant with the German Signature Law by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). OPENLiMiT software extends the functionality of Adobe Reader, Acrobat, and LiveCycle products to enable electronic signatures in PDF documents with advanced and qualified digital signatures, per European legislation. Legally compliant and/or binding e-invoices, eForms, electronic business transaction receipts, and so on are just a few of the sample scenarios for the interoperable Adobe and OPENLiMiT solutions.

The OPENLiMiT Group is a technology company that focuses on the development and marketing of software products for electronic signatures, encryption, and related fields. OPENLiMiT signature software enables consumers, companies, and state institutions to enhance the security, provability, and efficiency of their electronic transactions, workflows, communication processes, and data. Common Criteria EAL 4+ certified OPENLiMiT products are available to all market segments and industries through strategic partners.

For more information, visit OPENLiMiT's website.

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Post. Trust

Product/solution category

Languages supported

• English

Description

Post.Trust is a trusted Certification Authority based in Ireland currently serving the financial and government agency sectors. Expert in PKI- and cryptographic-based deployments, Post.Trust offers end-to-end security solutions including digital signing of forms and documents, data encryption, SSL server and client authentication, and secure email. Post.Trust is dedicated to enabling businesses to communicate securely and confidently through electronic documents.

Post.Trust is accredited according to the International Information Security Management Standard ISO 27001 and the EU Signatures Directive 1999/93/EU. The company is a member of the global Adobe CDS program. Post.Trust certificates for Adobe CDS enable individuals to digitally sign and timestamp Adobe PDF documents with confidence. Recipients of a PDF document signed using a CDS digital certificate can trust in the integrity of the document and identity of the author, which is automatically verified within Adobe Reader and Acrobat (version 6.0 or later).

Post.Trust certificates for Adobe CDS combine the essential attributes of security, authentication, and trust to provide customers with a unique digital signature.

For more information, visit Post.Trust's website.

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QuoVadis

Product/solution category

Languages supported

• English

Description

QuoVadis is a digital certificate authority serving the specialist insurance and financial services community. QuoVadis provides managed PKIs through its Trust/Link operations and has considerable expertise in using digital certificates for access control and electronic signatures.

For more information, visit QuoVadis's website.

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RSA, The Security Division of EMC

Product/solution category

Languages supported

• English

Document control support

The widespread reach of electronic documents demands a focus on security. Unprotected documents lack access control and authenticity, creating issues with privacy, intellectual property, copyrights, and transactional uncertainty. Acrobat is used worldwide by organizations that need to package and exchange electronic documents with Adobe PDF. Acrobat is certified as interoperable with RSA Keon software, which issues, manages, and validates the end-user certificates that underlie digital signatures and public key encryption. In instances where greater security is required, the issued certificate can be stored on an RSA Keon Web PassPort Virtual Card, the RSA SecurID USB Token solution, or RSA SecurID Passage smart card software. Additionally, Adobe utilizes RSA BSAFE encryption software to help ensure privacy and confidentiality in the Acrobat product.

For more information, visit RSA's website.

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SafeNet

Product/solution category

Languages supported

• Brazilian Portuguese
• Chinese
• English
• French
• German
• Japanese
• Spanish

Description

With standards-based PKI encryption and digital signatures automatically applied to each document, enterprises gain greater assurance of a document's authenticity, integrity, and privacy, thereby increasing productivity and customer satisfaction. The SafeNet Luna and iKey products provide industry-based best-practices hardware to enhance protection of the signing and encryption digital certificates used by Adobe software. By protecting the certificates that protect corporate identities, the Luna and iKey products ensure that the digital identity of documents is secure throughout the corporate workflow.

The Luna series includes a range of hardware security modules that are compatible with all major operating systems, while the iKey is an industry-leading, USB-based security device that fits on a keychain. The digital certificate is stored on the device and is used only when an electronic signature is required. When the application calls for an electronic signature, the owner simply inserts the iKey into the USB port and types an easy-to-remember PIN, much like at an ATM, for added security. Only at this time is the electronic signature exposed to the application.

Joint customer references

Antwerp Port Authority
In response to the European Directive on Invoicing (EC/115/2001), the Port Authority deployed an advanced e-invoice system. Leveraging Adobe LiveCycle ES software and GlobalSign DocumentSign digital certificates, the dynamic e-invoice system is integrated with SafeNet hardware security modules.

Pennsylvania State University
Top-ranked university delivers authentic, tamper-resistant electronic transcripts using Adobe Certified Document Services, SafeNet HSMs, and VeriSign/GeoTrust CDS digital IDs.

U.S. Government Printing Office
Large government organization saves money and literally tons of paper while promoting integrity and authenticity by digitally certifying public documents using LiveCycle ES, Adobe Certified Document Services credentials from Verisign, SafeNet HSMs, and integration services from 4Point.

Adobe-specific product documentation

LunaSA Prescriptive Guide for Adobe LiveCycle Document Security with OCSP

LunaPCI Prescriptive Guide for Adobe LiveCycle Document Security with OCSP

Recent news

• History...signed with Adobe products: US District Court Judge issues first digitally signed judicial order
• News from Adobe's Security Partner Community: Significant GlobalSign customer announcements buoy CDS program

For more information, visit SafeNet's website.

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SOFTPRO GmbH

Product/solution category

Languages supported

• English
• German

Description

SOFTPRO SignDoc is a plug-in for Acrobat and Reader enabling signing and tamper-proof sealing of PDF documents with a handwritten biometric electronic signature. This allows for convenient and efficient straight-through processing of electronic documents. In addition, SOFTPRO's back-office solutions provide a feature-rich infrastructure for administrating and verifying the biometric signature against databases, enabling a cost-effective transition from paper-based environments to hybrid or full electronic solutions.

As a leading vendor of systems for the capture and verification of handwritten signatures worldwide, SOFTPRO supports more than 200 companies in their document and transaction workflows. The Biometric Division of SOFTPRO offers solutions to secure the authenticity and integrity of electronic documents and transactions. For this purpose, static and dynamic (biometric) characteristics of signatures are extracted and evaluated. The Fraud Prevention Solutions division offers holistic solutions to detect and prevent fraud with an emphasis on paper-based payment transactions. In addition to the verification of handwritten signatures, corresponding technologies are used to allow holistic risk management (Combined Risk Score).

Joint customer reference

Berliner Sparkasse
Top bank in Berlin implements dramatic electronic document initiative using Adobe LiveCycle ES and electronic signature solutions from SoftPRO, saving costs and time and adding better security and integrity to its workflows.

For more information, visit SOFTPRO's website.

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Thales

Languages supported

• English

Description

Thales is one of the world leaders in the provision of information and communication systems security solutions for government, defense, critical infrastructure operators, enterprises, and the finance industry.

Thales products help Adobe customers make the transition from paper to PDF document. Thales HSMs and timestamping, part of the nCipher product line, integrate with Adobe Acrobat and LiveCycle ES to enhance the auditability of electronic documents. This helps Adobe customers comply with internal and external regulations by reducing the possibility of manipulation and fraud.

Customer benefits:

• Thales hardware security modules protect the keys used for signing PDF files in automated processes and introduce internal controls for using the keys. This enables organizations to demonstrate that the keys can only be employed according to the security policy. The signature on the PDF file itself adds authenticity, integrity, and nonrepudiation to the document.
• Thales timestamping solutions seal a PDF document at a specific point in time to safeguard against manipulations. They also enable organizations to verify a signed document long after the digital signing certificate has expired or has been revoked.

Thales integration guides for Adobe products

• Adobe LiveCycle
• Adobe Acrobat

For more information, visit the Thales website.

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VeriSign

Languages supported

• English
• Japanese

Description

VeriSign, Inc., is the leading provider of trusted infrastructure services to websites, enterprises, electronic commerce service providers, and individuals.

The company's domain name, digital certificate, and payment services provide the critical web identity, authentication, and transaction infrastructure that online businesses require to conduct secure e-commerce and communications. With nearly 14 million paid registrations, VeriSign has one of the largest business subscriber bases on the Internet. With its end-to-end solutions, it delivers on its mission to enable everyone, everywhere, to use the Internet with confidence. VeriSign services are available through its website or through its direct sales force and reseller partners around the world.

VeriSign acquired GeoTrust, provider of True Credentials for Adobe's CDS program. PDF documents signed or certified with these credentials are automatically verified by Acrobat and Reader as being digitally authentic. Learn more about True Credentials. VeriSign is also a member of the Adobe Approved Trust List.

Recent news

• History...signed with Adobe products: US District Court Judge issues first digitally signed judicial order
• News from Adobe's Security Partner Community: VeriSign joins the Adobe Approved Trust List.
• Demo: Certified documents in Adobe PDF
• Document integrity takes a big leap forward with expansion of Adobe's CDS program

Joint customer references

Pennsylvania State University
Top-ranked university delivers authentic, tamper-resistant electronic transcripts using Adobe Certified Document Services, SafeNet HSMs, and VeriSign/GeoTrust CDS digital IDs.

U.S. Government Printing Office
Large government organization saves money and literally tons of paper while promoting integrity and authenticity by digitally certifying public documents using LiveCycle ES, Adobe Certified Document Services credentials from Verisign, SafeNet HSMs and integration services from 4Point.

For more information on all of VeriSign's services and products, visit VeriSign's website.

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