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Legal validity of electronic signatures
WEDO's electronic signatures are legally valid and comply with the EU and Swiss legal regulations.
Compliant with EU and Swiss Legal Regulations
eIDAS
The Electronic Identification, Authentication and Trust Services regulation "establishes the framework to ensure that electronic interactions between businesses are safer and more efficient" in the EU.
ESigA
The Federal Act on Electronic Signatures defines the requirements for digital certificates and the obligations of service providers to "promote a wide range of secure certification services" in Switzerland.
Legally valid electronic signature for every legal standard
Legislation differentiates between three types of electronic signatures. Each type varies in its application scope and legal validity.
Simple electronic signature
Advanced electronic signature
Qualified electronic signature
Equal to a handwritten signature according to EU and swiss law
Identity of signatories guaranteed
Validity (check at www.validator.ch)
Tamper-proof documents
Scope of application
Documents without legal form requirement and with low liability risk
Documents without legal form requirement and with calculable liability risk
Documents with legal form requirements or high liability risk
Trust and security
Low level of identity security and simple signature triggering (LOA 1 to 2)
Identity verified using official identity document, triggering of signature with one factor authentication (LOA 3)
Identity verified by authorised entities, triggering of signature by means of two factor authentication (LOA 4)
How does it work ?
- Identity check when signing a document with a mobile phone number
- Pre-registration (on first use only) into WEDO
- Identity check when signing a document with a mobile phone number
- Pre-registration (on first use only) with a trust service provider. Pre-registration can be done online or on site.More infos
- Identity check when signing a document with a mobile phone number
Regulatory basis
Low requirement level Integrity of the signed document ensured by advanced organisation certificate according to Adobe Approved Trust List (AATL) AATL compliant
High requirement level Personal electronic signature AATL compliant
Maximum requirement level Equal to a handwritten signature according to Swiss (ESigA) and EU law (eIDAS) AATL compliant
Simple electronic signature
Legal weight
Scope of application
Documents without legal form requirement and with low liability risk
Trust and security
Low level of identity security and simple signature triggering (LOA 1 to 2)
How does it work ?
- Identity check when signing a document with a mobile phone number
Regulatory basis
Low requirement level Integrity of the signed document ensured by advanced organisation certificate according to Adobe Approved Trust List (AATL) AATL compliant
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