Firma digitale per il governo

Increasing pressure on government budgets and a need for government agencies to do more with less has led many government organizations to automate their operations and business processes. By automating processes, these organizations intend to eliminate the highly expensive workflow bottlenecks caused by paper-based processes. However, in many cases, documentation is still being printed and manually routed for signature approvals, rendering the investments made in automation ineffective.

Digital signature solutions produce legally enforceable electronic records, closing the gap in going fully paperless by completely eliminating the need to print documents for signing. Digital signatures enable the replacement of slow and expensive paper-based approval processes with fast, low-cost, and fully digital ones.

By enabling a fully automated workflow, digital signatures reduce the expenses and time allocations that paper-based signatures require. A paper-based signature is estimated to cost an organization upwards of $6.50 each (including printing, scanning, archiving, routing and replacing lost documents). An average authorized signer signs two documents a workday. With 20 workdays a month, the monthly paper signing costs can surpass $260 per signer.

By embedding standards-based digital signatures directly into common files and business applications, CoSign is capable of producing a FIPS 186-2 compliant electronic signature record for every approval. This Portable Signature Format (CoSign PSF™) allows government agencies and their business partners easy and secure validation and proof of signer identity, intent, and document integrity without any costly, complex, or proprietary technology required for verification. The results are sustainable digitally signed electronic records that are based on published standards and can be trusted by recipients for data integrity and signer authenticity. Read more about the digital signature business case for the government industry.

Learn more about digital signatures for these government operations:

• US State and Local Government
• US Federal Government
• Europe and the rest of the world

CoSign works seamlessly with all common document formats such as Microsoft® Word, Excel®, Outlook®, InfoPath®, Adobe® PDF, AutoCAD®, Bentley® MicroStation, TIFF, and other document types. CoSign is standards-based (based on Public Key Infrastructure – PKI), avoiding vendor lock-in and allowing the document to be verified by anyone, anywhere, anytime without the need for proprietary verification software or third party support.

CoSign is offered in two versions – CoSign Desktop is meant for individual users, while CoSign Central is designed for a multiple-user organization. CoSign Central is based on easy-to-use software that communicates with a centralized and secure digital signature server. It is quick-to-deploy and ideal for mid to large sized organizations, offering seamless integration with content management and workflow systems. For smaller organizations (up to 10 signers), CoSign Desktop is offered as a standalone solution that does not require any hardware component. Learn more about the differences between CoSign Central and CoSign Desktop.

CoSign Central stores the signing key (Private Key) in a centralized and secure hardware device (The CoSign FIPS version is FIPS-140-2 Level 3 certified), ensuring that any tampering attempt with the secured CoSign appliance will be detectable. The strong key security combined with a high level of user identification (supported by standard operating procedures for identification throughout the employee recruitment process) enables CoSign to comply with the most stringent federal, state, and government regulatory requirements including ESIGN, UETA, the Government Paperwork Elimination Act, the Digital Signature And Electronic Authentication Law, and SOX.

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CoSign's portfolio of customers consists of courts, federal border security, local government, and national governments. Some of CoSign's customers include:

Read more about CoSign's customers in the government sector.