FAQ - Signatur

Certificates are valid for a limited period (usually no longer than five years in the case of qualified certificates). A new certificate needs to be acquired and integrated in the user’s system prior to the certificate’s expiry.

In addition, specific software components (e.g. driver for the smart card reader) may need to be updated periodically and any available operating system updates could be required in order to ensure a secure system environment, as specified in the certification practice statement of a particular trust service.

Further information can be found by following these links:

• What kind of environment needs to set up for the electronic signature on the user side?
• What expense is incurred by setting up the environment on the user side?