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Protect Your Digital Identity

Security Practices

Protect Your Digital Identity

In this article, we explain how to protect your digital identity and your Qualified Digital Certificate. Learn the essential practices to ensure the legal validity of your electronic signatures

The three functions of qualified signature

In this article, it is our goal to answer the questions mentioned in order to ensure the safety of our certificates.

It is recalled that the qualified electronic signature is equivalent to the handwritten signature, fulfilling three essential functions:

Identifier Function

Thus, the person who signed the signature is the holder, offering guarantees regarding his real identity.

Finish Function

The holder signed with intent to do so.

Unalterability Function

Besides, no one has changed the document since it was signed.

The Qualified Digital Certificate is personal and non-transmissible, intended solely for the authentication and signature of documents by the holder himself. It shall be expressly prohibited for use by third parties, even if authorised.

Good Practice

In fact, we advise the holder of the qualified digital certificate to adopt the following safety practices:

  • When issuing, choose an email and/or mobile number for personal use. It thus ensures that only the holder accesses the communications on the certificate.
 
  • If you have a physical cryptographic device, do not give out smartcard/token or passwords (PIN and PUK) to third parties — are for exclusive use of the holder.
 
  • Keep the private key under your control for the duration of its validity and do not disclose to anyone its parameters and identification procedures.
 
  • Ask the DigitalSign the immediate revocation of the certificate in the event of loss or loss of the device, or where it suspects breach of confidentiality of access data.
 
  • Inform DigitalSign as soon as possible of any event that may cause damage — to itself or to third parties — resulting from misuse of the certificate.

Summary

In short, when using the certificate, always take into account the personality and non-transmissibility of your certificate. This is the only way to ensure that the identifying function (and hence the true authenticity of an electronic document) is ensured.

For more information, please refer to the general conditions set out in Qualified Digital Certificate Emission Agreement, available Here..

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