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How to validate e-signatures and e-seals

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If you need to verify the legitimacy of an e-signature or e-seal on a document, you can use our validation tool. The tool checks the signature or seal and provides information about its status, helping you confirm whether it is genuine and meets the applicable requirements.

eIDAS compliance

 

Dokobit by Signicat provides a qualified e-signature and e-seal validation service in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 (eIDAS).

 

Dokobit is the first Qualified Trust Service Provider for e-signature and e-seal validation in the Baltics, supervised by a Member State Supervisory Body and included in the EU Trusted Service List.

 

For more information about our eIDAS compliance and certifications, see our Compliance page.

 

How to validate e-signatures and e-seals


1. Log in to your Dokobit by Signicat account.

 

2. From the top navigation menu, select Validations.

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3. Press New validation.

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4. Upload the e-signed or e-sealed document.

Note: Only one document can be uploaded at a time.
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5. Select the validation policy and liability level that should be applied to the document.

What's this?

 

  • Validation policy
    In this section, you can choose what kind of signatures and seals should be considered valid for your documents:
    • Advanced and Qualified. This option provides broader validation coverage.
    • Qualified only. This option provides the highest level of legal assurance.

 

  • Liability level
    The liability level defines the level of assurance and responsibility assumed by Dokobit as a Qualified Validation Service Provider. 


    Advanced liability can be enabled by Business and Enterprise account owners in: 
    Validations > New validation > Unlock advanced liability.

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6. Press Validate and wait for the validation report to generate.

Note: Validation may take longer if the document contains multiple signatures and seals.

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7. Once the report is generated, you will be redirected to the validation results.

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Here, on the right-hand panel, you have access to the following information:
 

Overview

In the Overview section, you can see:

  • If the document contains any signatures or seals.
  • If the added signatures or seals are valid.
  • The time and date of validation.
  • Which validation policy was selected for the document.
     

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Signatures

In the Signatures section, you can see:

  • All of the signatures added to the document.
  • The security level of each signature.
  • Detailed data for each added signature that you can expand by directly pressing on the signature.

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Seals

In the Seals section, you can see:

  • The seal added to the document.
  • The security level of the seal.
  • Detailed seal data that you can expand by directly pressing on the seal.

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Details

In the Details section, you can see:

  • Validation report ID.
  • Validated document hash.
  • Download link for diagnostic data.
  • Download link for the detailed validation report.
  • Which liability level was selected for the document.
     

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How to download validation reports and diagnostic data


1. Upload a document for validation and go to Details.

Note: For further guidance on uploading a document for validation, please refer to the main instructions in this support article.

 

2. Press one of the three buttons below to download the necessary file.

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Standard validation report

Provides the overall validation result and key information about the signatures or seals.

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Detailed validation report

Provides additional information about the checks performed during validation and can help you understand why a signature or seal received a particular status.

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Diagnostic data

Contains detailed, machine-readable information about the validation process. It can be useful when investigating a failed or indeterminate validation, or when the validation result needs to be reviewed by a technical expert.

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