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UCC SAN certificate from SwissSign


With the technologies of Unified Communications & Collaboration (UCC) Microsoft provides simplified communication across different applications. The simplification of the communication channels also means particular requirements in terms of secure data exchange within the UCC servers, however. Standard SSL certificates are suitable only for securing individual domains or sub-domains. As a special form of SSL certificate the UCC certificate therefore contains an extension which allows several so-called “Subject Alternative Names” (SANs). These SANs can consist of prefixes (sub-domains), host names and private IP addresses. The UCC certificate therefore enables several SANs to be secured with one single certificate. The SwissSign UCC SAN certificate is already available from CHF 399 per year with a 5-year period of validity. Info and order at: www.swisssign.com/ucc

 

SwissSigner signature software


Since 1st May SwissSign has offered the SwissSigner in the licensed version and has also protected the name “SwissSigner” and registered it as a trademark. With this digital signature software you can sign any PDF document quickly and easily. The licensed version works with certificates from all providers. It also recognises and validates SuisseIDs and qualified certificates of all providers approved according to the Swiss Electronic Signature Act (ZertES). Info and order at: www.swisssign.com/swisssigner

 

Still highest distribution with SwissSign certificates

The list of applications and systems which support SwissSign certificates is becoming longer and longer. Recently GMX and WEB.DE have also started to indicate SwissSign certificates as trusted. So in terms of the distribution of its root certificates SwissSign remains one of the leading certificate authorities worldwide: www.swisssign.com/kompatibilitaet

 

Umlauts in certificates

Did you know that umlauts are also allowed in SwissSign certificates? This means that in your certificate you can use the exact way your name is written on official documents like your passport or ID card (except e-mail addresses and server names).

 

Post SuisseID News

Successful start for Post SuisseID
On 3 May 2010 Swiss Post’s tried and tested PostCertificate became the Post SuisseID.

Visit the website www.post.ch/suisseid, a lot of advantages await:

  • The Post SuisseID is now also available as a smart card with card reader
  • Shop with a still simple and visualised order process
  • Short and understandable instructions easy to access via video
  • A completely revised and simplified website

In addition to the launch there have been various advertisements in newspapers, magazines and also online banners on well-known websites. Have you perhaps already seen the new market appearance of the Post SuisseID?

The Federal Government is subsidising the SuisseID with CHF 65.00. The offer is valid in 2010 and only until its subsidies have been used up. It is therefore possible to purchase the Post SuisseID with a validity period of one year at a price of CHF 39.00. With a three-year validity period the price per year is reduced to CHF 33.00. Post SuisseID customers also benefit from free support. The confirmation of identity needed for ordering the SuisseID (Yellow Identification) worth CHF 25.00 and the signature software SwissSigner 10 (worth CHF 99.00) are included in the Post SuisseID offer.

You will find more information at www.post.ch/suisseid.

 

 
 

Exclusive Christmas promotion – make the most of this unique offer!

The most secure combination in the digital world – SwissStick and IncaMail

Free_IncaMail_with_SwissStickIf you order a SwissStick by 31 December 2009 you will receive an IncaMail Basic annual subscription worth CHF 198 for free!

You will find further information on this exclusive promotion if you click on the link below:
Flyer of the SwissStick and IncaMail promotion

 

SwissPostCertificate News

Electronic proof of identity SuisseID – The Swiss Post is a recognised provider

SuisseIDDuring the third stage of economic stabilisation measures, the Federal Council resolved to accelerate the introduction of the SuisseID. In Switzerland the SuisseID is the first standardised product for secure electronic proof of identity. Transactions can be concluded from private individuals to companies, between companies and from citizens to the administration directly via the Internet.

With its subsidiary SwissSign, the Swiss Post is in the list of recognised providers of certification services according to the Swiss Electronic Signature Act (ZertES). At the moment standard definitions are being discussed for the Suisse ID, and SwissSign is heavily involved here too. Any natural person will then be able to acquire the SuisseID in the spring of 2010 from SwissSign.

The Swiss Post will offer SwissPostCertificate users the opportunity of upgrading to the SuisseID. You will find out more on this at the start of next year.

You will find further information on the SuisseID at: www.kmu.admin.ch/suisseid/index.html?lang=de

 

IncaMail News

IncaMail is the first recognised platform for administrative proceedings

Amt_fuer_Informatik_GRrecognised platform for administrative proceedings
The information platform IncaMail from the Swiss Post has just been recognised as the first and only platform for electronic handling of administrative proceedings. Via IncaMail, authorities can therefore now send corresponding decrees safely by e-mail and if necessary can also send these registered with confirmation of dispatch and receipt.

Based on this acknowledgement, Graubünden has become the first canton to decide to introduce the e-mail platform IncaMail for secure communication. In the canton of Graubünden IncaMail is integrated directly into Outlook and now makes it possible for different administrative authorities in the canton to send encrypted mails and registered electronic messages.

You can read the entire report at: www.incamail.ch/news

 

Electronic petitions via IncaMail directly in JURIS

AbraxasAbraxas Juris AG relies on IncaMail for its electronic communication. The platform of the Swiss Post for sending secure and verifiable emails is now being integrated into JURIS, the standard application for organs of the legal system.

The background to the integration is the decree being discussed at the Federal Office of Justice which will mean that from 1.1.2011 courts and different authorities will be obliged to receive and handle petitions electronically. Thanks to the integration, courts working with JURIS can easily fulfil the requirements of the Federal Office of Justice for secure electronic transmission and at the same time prevent media disruptions when handling these petitions.

You can read the entire report at: www.incamail.ch/news

 

SwissSign News

Insurance card – SwissSign provides certificates

The Federal Council has passed the decree on insurance cards. The insurance card started being issued in the course of 2008. From the start of 2010 all insured people must then present the card when they are given treatment or services by doctors, hospitals or pharmacies and want this to be settled by the health insurance company.

The insurance card bears the name and the new insurance number of the insured person – imprinted legibly and stored electronically on a chip like an ID card. To help guarantee the security of electronic data, insurance companies have opted for the certificates from SwissSign. We will publish the names of these health insurance companies in an upcoming newsletter as soon as the insurance cards are on the market.

You will find further information on the insurance card at: http://www.bag.admin.ch/themen/krankenversicherung/07060/index.html

 

 
 

Newsletter April 2010

SwissPostCertificate - SuisseID News

The SuisseID of the Post – now used as a SwissPostCertificate

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As you already found out in the last newsletter, the Swiss Post has been entered in the list of recognised SuisseID providers with its subsidiary SwissSign.

The Swiss Post will be the biggest provider of the SuisseID. The Post SuisseID will be available in three different forms. In the most simple version as a card with a chip, and somewhat more practical as an integrative component of a USB reader. In the comfort version the SuisseID is an integral component of a mobile USB stick on which applications for the SuisseID can be stored.

The SwissStick which SwissSign is now already offering is a unique solution which combines the digital identity and signature on a USB stick with different applications. On the SwissStick of the Post, which will also be offered with SuisseID in the course of the year, there are various applications which provide access to electronic Post services. This includes IncaMail, the registered electronic letter of the Post. Or also Swiss Post Box, the electronic mailbox in which users receive their physical mail sent electronically.

The SwissPostCertificate is becoming the Post SuisseID and will be available from the Post at the start of May. Users of the current SwissPostCertificate will be able to upgrade to the SuisseID. You will find out more on this at the start of May.

In the meantime at www.post.ch/suisseid you will find the current information.

 

SwissSign News

Apple iPad supports SwissSign certificates

Apple iPad is supporting SwissSign certificates right from the start and shows these as trusted. This means that in terms of the distribution of its root certificates SwissSign remains one of the leading certificate authorities worldwide: www.swisssign.com/compatibility

SwissSign certificates with 2048 bit key length

To endeavour to provide our customers with maximum possible security, from 27 March 2010 SwissSign will be issuing all certificates with a key length of at least 2048 bit. From this point it will no longer be possible to acquire certificates with key lengths of 1024 bit. Already issued certificates are not affected by this restriction. If you use our certificates together with a SecureMail gateway, we recommend that you make the corresponding setting on your gateway.

Insurance card – VK Plus project

SwissSign provides the health insurance companies in Switzerland with certificates, technology and production processes for the new insurance cards.

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As well as the well-known magnetic strip, the card also contains a chip on which the insured people can store medical data such as blood group or allergies. Only doctors and chemists can load this data onto the chip and read it there. The chip contains certificates from SwissSign which represent an “electronic identity” of the patient and therefore enable secure eHealth applications.

The production and first delivery of the insurance card took place in January 2010. This means SwissSign successfully produced and provided more than 1,660,000 certificates within just one month. And the production is continuing, in the coming weeks another 200,000 insurance cards will be distributed to the customers of Helsana.

Support for software developers and eHealth providers in Switzerland

As the technology supplier of the insurance card, SwissSign provides software manufacturers and eHealth providers in Switzerland and abroad with implementation instructions for the insurance card.

SwissSign is therefore creating transparency on the market and providing support for the introduction of the new standard. This means all actors involved in the eHealth market can develop partial components for the entire “insurance card” system. These components can be integrated easily and efficiently in the system.

The costs reduced in this manner create a wide offer of available applications which enhance the service and benefits for the patient and lower the costs in the healthcare system on a lasting basis.

 

Swiss Post Box News

Swiss Post Box – the electronic mailbox

Swiss Post Box is a product of the Swiss Post which is developed and sold by SwissSign like IncaMail and PostCertificate (SuisseID).
With Swiss Post Box the Swiss Post is strengthening the classic letter with a modern form of delivery and is complying even more with the customers’ needs in an increasingly mobile society.

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The secure electronic mailbox Swiss Post Box is the equivalent of the physical mailbox: Swiss Post Box guarantees simple access to the physical mail at all times and from any location.

 

The physical mail is scanned without being opened and is sent by e-mail as an image (front of envelope). The recipient can decide what to do with the unopened envelope for every letter:

  • Confidentially open and scan the letter content with the highest security measures so it can be read online
  • Forward the closed mail to any chosen address
  • Recycle the letter
  • Shred the letter or destroy it
  • Archive the content for a chosen duration or as long as the law demands this. Important documents can be archived for up to a year after the death of the person in possession.
You will find further information on the Swiss Post Box at: www.swisspostbox.com

 
 
Boll EngineeringDie sichere E-Mail-Kommunikation mittels Verschlüsselung und elektronischer Signatur wird einfacher denn je. Dies dank dem Zusammenspiel der E-Mail-Gateway-Lösung SEPPmail mit SwissSign Zertifikaten.

Diese Lösung ermöglicht die automatische Vergabe und Verwaltung von SwissSign Gateway Zertifikaten durch die SEPPmail Appliance. Die Zertifikate dienen dabei der elektronischen Signatur von E-Mail-Nachrichten und verschaffen den Empfängern Gewähr, dass die erhaltenen Nachrichten garantiert vom jeweiligen Absender stammen und nicht verändert wurden.

SEPPmailDank dieser Lösung erhalten Firmen jeder Grösse eine preiswerte und einfach handhabbare Möglichkeit, ihren E-Mail-Verkehr zu sichern. Von Bedeutung ist dabei, dass weder auf dem Sender- noch auf dem Empfänger-PC eine Software-Installation notwendig ist. Vielmehr lassen sich die elektronisch signierten und nach Bedarf verschlüsselten Briefe mit der gewohnten Umgebung senden und lesen.

SEPPmail
Die Lösung wird bereits von einer Kantonsverwaltung sowie einer grossen schweizerischen Kantonalbank mit rund 1500 Usern eingesetzt und kann über den schweizerischen SEPPmail-Distributor Boll Engineering (www.boll.ch) bezogen werden.
 

SwissSign Event 17. September 2009:
Kluge Köpfe und ihre Ansichten zu Innovation

Der zweite SwissSign-Event hat für die über 160 Teilnehmenden wieder spannende und bleibende Akzente gesetzt. Letztes Jahr war Sicherheit unser Hauptthema, dieses Mal drehte sich alles Rund um das Thema Innovation. Es wurde aufgezeigt, wie wir unsere Innovationen weiterentwickelt haben und was Ihnen SwissSign in Zukunft bieten kann. Roger Schawinski und Thomas Annen teilten mit uns ihre Ansichten zu Innovation und beleuchteten packende Aspekte zum Thema.

Vielen Dank für Ihr Kommen.
Adrian Humbel, CEO SwissSign AG

Flyer zum Event

 

SwissSign Lösungen bringen Mehrwert in zahlreichen Unternehmen und Branchen. Folgende Videos geben Ihnen einen Einblick zu den praktischen Einsatzmöglichkeiten unserer Produkte:

EVENT-GALLERY!
 

SwissSign News July

Adobe supports SwissSign certificates

SwissStick Abacus Edition

SwissSign Wildcard SSL

SwissSign event on the theme of “Innovation”

 

Adobe supports SwissSign certificates

Adobe Approved Trust List (AATL)

The latest version of Adobe® Acrobat® (version 9) now also trusts high quality certificates from selected certificate authorities. SwissSign is one of the first certificate providers in the world and the only one in Switzerland to meet the stringent requirements set out in the Adobe Approved Trust List (AATL). This means all digital signatures of SwissSign Platinum certificates are now recognised and displayed as trustworthy in Adobe. This covers the following SwissSign certificates:


Only high-quality hardware-based certificates from selected providers are included in the exclusive Adobe Approved Trust List (AATL). SwissSign fulfilled the stringent requirements defined in AATL. Trust in the Adobe software is further evidence of the high level of acceptance of SwissSign solutions in the areas of IT security and identity.

 

SwissStick Abacus Edition

SwissStick Abacus Edition

With the SwissStick business professionals and private individuals have their electronic identity and digital signature always at hand. This means that, at all times, they can add a legally binding signature to electronic documents, send these in encrypted form or authenticate themselves unambiguously on the Internet. This solution, unique worldwide, requires no installation and leaves no traces behind on the computer which is used. The SwissStick is updated online and has the required software such as signature software, secure browser.

After the successful launch of the "PostCertificate Edition" now comes the "Abacus Edition". This version of the SwissStick is aimed at all users of Abacus solutions, and guarantees simple and secure access to your AbaWeb installation without having to install any additional software such as Java. Internet access and a USB port are all that is required.
Order your SwissStick at: www.SwissSign.com/SwissStick

 

SwissSign Wildcard SSL

Wildcard SSL Gold

SwissSign now also issues Wildcard SSL certificates on both Silver and Gold levels for 1, 2, 3 and 5 years! These are issued to *.domain.com. The * character replaces the fixed sub-domain with a variable one. This means that an SSL certificate issued to *.swisssign.com can be used for example for domains such as www.swisssign.com, secure.swisssign.com, mail.swisssign.com and usw.swisssign.com.

Wildcard SSL SilverSwissSign Wildcards can be used for an unlimited number of sub-domains and are available starting from CHF 399 per year with a 5 year lifetime! More information and order at www.swisssign.com/ssl

 

SwissSign event on the theme of “Innovation”

On 17 September 2009 from 4 pm to 6 pm the 2nd SwissSign event on the theme of "Innovation" will take place in Zurich. Reserve the date today!

More information on the event and on the registration will be available soon at
http://www.swisssign.com/events

 

 
 
The latest version of Adobe® Acrobat® software now trusts selected high quality certificates from certificate authorities and governments worldwide. SwissSign, a subsidiary of Swiss Post, is among the first certificate vendors to meet the stringent requirements set out in the Adobe Approved Trust List (AATL). The verification of digital signatures created using a PostCertificate or other SwissSign Platinum certificates has now been greatly simplified. Adobe’s support for SwissSign Certificates underlines the broad acceptance of SwissSign solutions for secure electronic communication. SwissSign continues to provide innovative solutions such as the latest SwissStick product. This USB-based mobile security device leverages the PostCertificate and enables customers to produce legally binding electronic documents using a digital signature.

Today, Adobe launched AATL for Acrobat 9 and Adobe Reader® 9 software. Only the highest quality, hardware-based certificates are admitted into the Adobe Approved Trust List (AATL) program. SwissSign fulfilled the stringent requirements defined in AATL and SwissSign Platinum certificates are now trusted directly in Acrobat and Adobe Reader. Customers of Swiss Post using Acrobat and Adobe Reader can benefit as digital signatures from SwissSign are validated without requiring user intervention. The solution is indicative of the high acceptance for solutions from the Swiss Post subsidiary.

Innovative Products
SwissSign is constantly developing new innovative products that adhere to the highest security standards. The newest addition is the SwissStick – a solution that allows business professionals and individuals to have their electronic identity and digital signature at hand. Using the SwissStick USB device documents can be digitally signed and sent securely from any computer. The solution runs on Windows, Apple Macintosh and Linux operating sys-tems without the need for additional software. This combination of mobile identity and secure electronic communication offered by the SwissStick is unique in the Swiss market.


The following SwissSign Certificates (Platinum Root) are supported by Adobe:
 


SwissStick, PostCertificate and IncaMail in a 3in1 Package

Thanks to a comprehensive range of functions in our 3in1 Packages, you can now handle all of your business processes electronically. Benefit today from our special prices.

3in1 Package range of functions
- Legally valid digital signing (SwissStick)
- Digital identification (PostCertificate)
- Confidential and registered e-mail (IncaMail)

3in1 Package Basic CHF 298.00
3in1 Package Professional CHF 549.00


Training Courses for IncaMail and digital signature

Together with the Migros Klubschule Business, we now offer training courses for the use of our secure e-mail platform IncaMail and the legally valid digital signing solution SwissStick. Register today for this course and learn how easy and quick you can completely digitalise processes in practice. The training courses are initially available in German only.
www.incamail.ch/schulung (in German)


New IncaMail features

The following new features are available for IncaMail now:
- Signed and in a new design: the new pickup invitations
- Completely anonymous: Hide the sender and subject line
- Self-defined: PIN and PIN text
- Simpler and with more possibilities: New commands for developers
www.incamail.ch/new

 
 

SwissSign now issues Wildcard SSL certificates on both Silver and Gold level for 1, 2, 3 and 5 years!

Wildcard SSL GoldStandard SSL certificates are issued to a single Fully Qualified Domain Name only and can only be used on the exact domain (including sub-domain, eg. www).

In contrast to this, Wildcard SSL certificates are issued to *.domain.com. The * character replaces the fixed sub-domain with a "variable" one. With this, an SSL certificate issued to *.swisssign.com can be Wildcard SSL Silerused for example for the following domains:

  • www.swisssign.com
  • secure.swisssign.com
  • ww2.swisssign.com
  • mail.swisssign.com
  • anything.swisssign.com

SwissSign Wildcards can be used for an unlimited number of sub-domains and are available starting from $399 per year with a 5 year lifetime!

More information and order at www.swisssign.com/ssl

 

 
 

SwissSign releases the Public Beta Version of its new signing software! Use the SwissSigner to easily and rapidly sign any PDF-file. This Public-Beta-version supports all common signature functions: Single- or multi-signature, with or without certification, with the SwissSigner you simply digitally sign all your PDF-files!

In addition, the SwissSigner automatically adds a TimeStamp from a certified time source to your signature. With this, the exact time of the signature is confirmed.

Thanks to this solution, electronic contracts, e-invoicing or e-archiving are easy to realize and compliant to Swiss law: Use the SwissSigner to sign with a PostCertificate, the qualified digital signature of the Swiss Post, and meet the requirements of the Swiss Federal Department of Finance (ESTV) for electronically transmitted data and information (EIDI-V), as well as the regulation on legally-compliant electronic archiving (GeBüV).

 

Get all information about the SwissSigner right here!

SwissSigner

 

 
 
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