Compliant eSignature Solutions
Capturing an electronic signature on a document is easy. But to capture esigned documents that are legally enforceable, secure, and compliant is very complex.
AlphaTrust offers eSignature solutions that are fully compliant with North American, European, and various Asia-Pacific laws and regulations, making it the vendor of choice for businesses with global operations. We also provide compliance with specific industry standards and regulations, including those for insurance, financial services, banking, and more. Our products and services are based on open standards, providing our clients compliance with today’s technical, legal, and regulatory requirements. This flexible approach has made AlphaTrust the eSignature vendor of choice for global businesses in diverse, highly regulated industries.
Technical Standards Supported by AlphaTrust Solutions
- W3C: HTML 5, A vocabulary and associated APIs for HTML and XHTML
- W3C: HTML 4.01, HyperText Markup Language
- W3C: XHTML 1.0, Extensible HyperText Markup Language
- W3C: Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) 1.1 and 1.2
- W3C: WCAG 1.0, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
- IETF: RFC 5280, Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and CRL Profile
- Adobe: Support for PDF 1.1 through 1.7
For more information, view our Resources page.
Legal and Regulatory Standards Supported by AlphaTrust Solutions
- USA: Electronic Signatures in Global and National (E-SIGN) Commerce Act
- USA: Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) (State law)
- USA: FDA 21 CFR 11 Electronic Signature Regulations
- USA: HHS-HIPAA Security Standards
- USA: SEC / NASD Electronic Signature and Records Standards (Brokerage)
- USA: Federal Reserve/OCC Electronic Records Standards
- USA: Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA)
- USA: Department of Education Standards for eSignatures in Electronic Student Loan Transactions
- USA: DoD Support for DoD PKI and Common Access Card Program
- USA: IRS Electronic Signature Requirements
- Canada: Electronic Commerce Act
- EU: eIDAS - Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (effective July 1, 2016)
- EU: Electronic Signatures Directive (ESD - repealed and replaced July 1, 2016 by eIDAS)
- Hong Kong: Electronic Transactions Ordinance
- India: Information Technology Act
- Japan: Law Concerning Electronic Signatures
- Australia: Electronic Transactions Act
- Singapore: Electronic Transactions Act
- South Korea: Basic Law on Electronic Commerce
To stay ahead of the constantly evolving electronic signature regulations and requirements around the world, AlphaTrust is a longstanding member of the Electronic Signature and Records Association (ESRA). ESRA is the premier trade association focused on the advancement of electronic signatures and records. ESRA guides government, public, and private organizations through digital transformation initiatives and spearheads the promotion of secure, mobile, and binding electronic signatures and records around the world. AlphaTrust is currently an active ESRA Board member and was previously the Chairman of the Board. As part of your vendor selection process, please review ESRA's contributions and its current vendor membership at www.esignrecords.org.
Flexible
AlphaTrust provides by far the most flexible and extensible electronic signature and document process workflow structure available on the market.
Brandable
Your user experience is a critical differentiator for you. You should be able to fully control the user experience, down to the pixel level, enhancing the value of your brand.