Introduction

SigningHub supports performing server-side signing with eID Easy. eID Easy provides a simple API for Qualified Electronic Signature methods as well as for strong customer authentication for Remote Signing Service Providers that do not support the CSC interface.


How it works?

  1. To perform eID Easy signing, you must configure an eID Easy connector, in SigningHub Admin.
  2. Configure the connector in a signing profile, in SigningHub Admin.
  3. Configure a signing profile using the connector, in SigningHub Admin.
  4. Add Signing Server to your enterprise user role that you want to use for eID Easy signing.
  5. Allow the Qualified Electronic Signature (QES) level of assurance against the user role.
  6. Open a document having a Qualified Electronic Signature field and sign the document using the eID Easy Signing Server.


Configure a Connector in SigningHub Admin

To see in detail, how to create an eID Easy Connector in SigningHub, click here.

Make the following configurations to a connector in SigningHub Admin:


  1. In the "Basic Information" section, choose "eID Easy" as the "Provider".



  1. In the "Details" section, fill in the required fields.




Configure a Signing Profile in SigningHub Admin

To see in detail, how to create a signing profile in SigningHub, click here.
Make the following configurations to a signing profile in SigningHub Admin:


  1. Select the eID Easy Connector created earlier, in the highlighted field below:




Add Signing Profile to a Service Plan in SigningHub Admin

To see in detail, how to create a service plan in SigningHub, click here.
Make the following configurations to a service plan in SigningHub Admin:


  1. In the "Signature" section of the service plan, select and add the earlier configured signing profile, as shown below:




Add Signing Server to a User Role in SigningHub Web

To see in detail, how to manage enterprise user roles in SigningHub, click here.

Make the following configurations to a user role in SigningHub Web:


  1. Against your user role, in the "Signature Settings" tab, add the signing server.




Allow the QES Level of Assurance against a User Role in SigningHub Web

To see in detail, how to manage enterprise user roles in SigningHub, click here.

Make the following configurations to a user role in SigningHub Web:


  1. Against your user role, in the "Document Settings" tab, add the Qualified Electronic Signature (QES) level of assurance.




eID Easy Signing

To perform eID Easy signatures, follow the below-mentioned steps:


  1. From the document listing, open a the document having a Qualified Electronic Signature field that you want to sign. 




  1. Click on the signature field, select the eID Easy Signing Server.



  1. Upon clicking the "SIGN NOW" button, the eId widget will appear. It will show signing methods based on the country configured in the user's personal settings. Select a signing method to proceed with.




  1. Based on the selected signing method, complete the authorization process. Once the authorization is complete the document will be signed.



  1. After the authorization is complete, the eID Easy API uses a webhook to send the signing certificate details to SigningHub that is used to fetch the "Signed by" information. The webhook URL, "[Web_URL]/eid-easy/certificate-detail/webhook", is configured against the "Custom CAdES digest webhook" property in the eID Easy.

  2. After signing the document, click the three dots menu  and select "Signature Verification".
  1. Signature Policy is not supported with eID Easy signing.
  2. The eID Easy Signing Server will only appear if the level of assurance of the signature field is set to Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES).
  3. Bulk signing is not supported with the eID Easy Server.
  4. The signing logs are maintained under "User Activity Logs", "Workflow History", and "Workflow Evidence Report".




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