Digital signatures are not the same as electronic signatures. Digital signatures are a subset of electronic signatures. They are a cryptographic operation ensureing authentication, non-repudiation and integrity... Electronic signatures on the other hand generate what the digital signatures don't whi...
CA is not the device to make the signature or to orchestrate the signature process. They issue the modules (smartcards) which hold the key and calculate the signature (in order to avoid the key to leave the card). And in order to use the smartcards you need to use aproved hard and software devices (...
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