With Docaposte APIs, you can create electronic signatures (individuals) and server stamps (legal entities) for the following file formats :
- PAdES : PDF Advanced Electronic Signature
. norme de l'ETSI TS 102 778 (parties 1 à 5)
ETSI TS 102 778 standard (parts 1 to 5)
. allows you to sign documents in PDF format
. very suitable for the dematerialization of invoices, orders, etc.
. The viewer (usually Adobe Reader) integrates signature verification (the famous signature panel, accessible from the blue line at the top of a signed PDF)
- XAdES: XML Advanced Electronic Signature
. set of extensions to the XML-DSig standard (ETSI TS 101 903) that make it compatible with the advanced electronic signature
. allows to sign documents in XML format
. the interest of this format is that you can sign parts of a document, without breaking the signature of another part already signed by another signatory for example
. widely used by the French administration
. is also used by Microsoft Office (from 2010)
- CAdES: CMS Advanced Electronic Signature
. set of extensions to the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) signature standard making it compatible with the advanced electronic signature (ETSI TS 101 733)
. allows to sign CMS or S/MIME binary files (e-mails)
. particularly adapted to binary content because it does not require transformation (example: videos, images, programs, etc.)
. has the advantage of natively managing co-signatures of the same level