SigningHub Release Notes

March 2022

New Features

• Validate National Identity ID while Signing using Cloud Signature Consortium (CSC) (SHE-28472)
• Server-side signing using CSC now allows National Identity certificates to be filtered and checked.
• OpenID Connect (OIDC) Connector (SHE-28584)
• SigningHub now supports any third-party authentication provider that uses OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication protocol.
• Mark an Account as Dormant (SHE-30001)
• SigningHub Administrators can now mark users as Dormant. Dormant users are no longer part of the system.
• View Document and Signature Verifications by Scanning the QR Code (SHE-22900)
• SigningHub now provides an option for the document owner to place the QR Code anywhere in the document. On scanning the QR code from the document, the user will be redirected to a URL where the document and signatures fields verification will be presented for verification.
• Gatekeeper Filtering of Documents (SHE-22799)
• SigningHub now allows signers to delegate the reviewing of documents by forwarding them to someone else before reaching to them, assuming this permission was given as gatekeeper. Gatekeeper will only have the option to review /decline documents and will not be able to sign or make any modifications to the document.
• Enforce Password Policy While Configure Password Authentication for Document Opening (SHE-26265)
• SigningHub now allows document owners to enforce password policy while configuring password authentication to access documents.
• Link Document with Workflow Evidence Report by Using Unique Identifier (SHE-27683)
• SigningHub now allows linking a document with a workflow evidence report by adding a header in a PDF document in form of GUID.
• Configure Language for Guest Users (SHE-27538)
•  SigningHub now allows document owners to configure guest user language. This will allow the document owner to set the language of his own choice for email notifications for guest users.
• New language support (SHE-28896) 
• The release of SigningHub now adds support for Traditional Chinese, Georgian and Hungarian languages.

Improvements in this Release

• PDF/A conformance (SHE-30026)
• SigningHub now retains PDF/A compliance if it is not being enforced by the service plan.

• Performance & Security Improvements (SHE-27888, SHE-29590, SHE-29580, SHE-15848)
• This release brings several performance improvements in different areas of SigningHub including Signature Verification, Fields Management, Document Uploading, Document Opening, Document Rendering (Native Apps and Mobile Web).
• Turn off default certify policy for individual users (SHE-27788)
• SigningHub now provides administrators with the flexibility to turn off the certify document by default for individual users.
• Incorrect signed by and witness reason in signature appearance (SHE-27689)
• SigningHub now places the correct signer's name in documents following name change to guest users' contact details.
• Auto Reminder Sending Configuration (SHE-27676)
• SigningHub now provides an option at the administrator level to configure the time for sending auto-reminders.
• Email Alerts for Signature Quota Consumption of Licenses (SHE-27502)
• SigningHub now allows the system to send alerts to the administrators via email when their license signature quota reaches a defined limit.
• Moving Document Package to Custom/Shared Space Folder using REST APIs (SHE-26191)
• SigningHub REST APIs now allow a Document Owner to move the document package to Shared Space or the user's custom folder.
• Filter Documents via Document Source API (SHE-26302)
• SigningHub Get Packages and Document Statistics REST APIs now allow business applications to filter documents on the basis of source e.g. Library, API, etc.
•  Hide user self-registration (SHE-25883)
• SigningHub now hides the self-registration option when self-registration is disabled.
• Adding a Plus (+) Sign in the Start of the Mobile Number (SHE-30000)
• You can now easily add the plus (+) sign at the start of the user’s mobile number.
• Explicit Policy-Based Electronic Signature (EPES) support for PAdES-B-LT Signature (SHE-30353)
• SigningHub can now support the ability to add a Signature Policy Identifier and URL to signatures being applied to documents for PAdES-B-LT signature.
• Validation of End User Certificate (SHE-28882)
• SigningHub now validates the end-user certificates while performing signing using CSC Servers.
• Default Language When Registering an Enterprise User (SHE-28870)
• SigningHub now provides an option to set default language at the Enterprise level while registering an enterprise user.
• Improved Search on Start New Workflow Page (SHE-22554)
• The contact and group search feature have been improved for the manage recipients’ section at the start of the new workflow page.

SigningHub Product Compatibility

SigningHub is compatible with the following Ascertia Products.

Compatibility with Earlier Versions of ADSS Server

SigningHub 8.1 is compatible with the 6.8.0.6 and 6.7.0.8 versions of ADSS Server except for the following features that are not supported.

Compatibility with Earlier Versions of SigningHub

SigningHub (iOS) & (Android) 8.1 are compatible with the 8.0 version of SigningHub except for the following features that are not supported.