Signature methods Estonian ID card

Sign with Estonian ID card

The Estonian ID card carries certificates for authentication and for a qualified signature. fynk uses the signing certificate when this method is chosen.

About the provider

The Estonian ID card is the government smart card. It holds certificates for authentication and for a qualified signature, and it is used with a card reader. This is separate from Estonian Mobile-ID and from Smart-ID.

Questions

  • Yes. Estonian ID card is included as a signature method in fynk. The sender sets the signature type when the contract is sent, and the signer picks this method from the provider list when they sign. The signer uses their ID card as part of that flow.

  • It is a government smart card for public and private e-services. Signing uses the certificates on the card, with a card reader and desktop software.

    ID-card eID Easy

  • Yes. The Estonian ID card is a qualified electronic signature under eIDAS.

    eID Easy

How signing works

  1. 01

    Choose it in fynk

    This method is chosen from the provider list.

  2. 02

    Confirm with the provider

    Confirmation happens with the Estonian ID card in a reader.

  3. 03

    Marked on the PDF

    The PDF is marked QES. Under Article 25(2) of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014, that has the same legal effect as a handwritten signature.

At a glance
Country
Estonia
Signature level
Qualified (QES)
How you sign
ID card
Registration
Required with the provider
Mark in the PDF
QES

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