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I wish there was a free alternative to the German/Europe QES ("Qualified Signature"). The cheapest currently is about 20 EUR/ Month and allows you to make 3 Sig
by Helmut10001 3y ago
I wish there was a free alternative to the German/Europe QES ("Qualified Signature"). The cheapest currently is about 20 EUR/ Month and allows you to make 3 Signatures. Others ask for 50 EUR for each QES. I hate to pay for my own Signature! We need something like Let's Encrypt for signatures.
- high_5 3y ago> We need something like Let's Encrypt for signatures. It's not the technical infrastructure, it's about trust. LE only solved the problem of safe transport, but not verification of authenticity of the endpoints. That's what incurs such cost.
- Helmut10001 3y agoThe endpoint (my ID) is free - it can be used to verify myself digitally. And that is what all QES services do, initially (once). What other costs if not hardware/bandwidth apply?
- grst 3y agoOther EU countries offer this for free, e.g. https://www.a-trust.at/pdfsign https://www.a-trust.at/pdfsign What's even worse is that in Germany most companies and authorities refuse to accept those digitally signed PDFs.
- Helmut10001 3y agoI wanted to come back here and add a thank you. I registered at a-trust through their EU-Identity Login and now I am able to sign 5 Signatures (QES) for free each month. Great!