​Procedure regarding the testing of electronic signatures

The procedure regarding the testing of electronic signatures represents a safe method for streamlining processes related to the document flow that needs to be electronically signed. Reducing operational costs and efficient time management are the main advantages of this useful and indispensable tool for the digitization of institutional processes. Verifying an electronic signature is a very important step that a user, whether a natural person or a legal entity, must take when using the respective electronic signature.

The procedure is intended for the verification of qualified electronic signatures issued by trusted service providers.

At the level of the member states, EU Regulation eIDAS no. 910/2014 establishes that a qualified electronic signature has the same legal effect as a handwritten signature, being enforceable to the parties.

In Romania, the use of the electronic signature is regulated by Law no. 208 of July 21, 2021 for the approval of Government Emergency Ordinance no. 36/2021 regarding the use of advanced electronic signatures or qualified electronic signatures, accompanied by an electronic timestamp or qualified electronic timestamp and the employer's qualified electronic seal in the field of labor relations, and for the amendment and completion of some normative acts.

Who are the qualified electronic signature providers accepted on the PCUe platform?
National providers:
S.C. Trans Sped S.R.L.- www.transsped.ro
S.C. Digisign S.A- www.digisign.ro
S.C. Certsign S.A.- www.certsign.ro
S.C. Alfatrust Certification S.A.- www.alfasign.ro
S.C. Centrul de Calcul S.A.- www.certdigital.ro
European providers:
Electronic signature providers from the EU can be found in the trusted list published on the European Commission website, https://eidas.ec.europa.eu/efda/tl-browser/#/screen/home

For testing the electronic signature, submit the request and upload the requested documents.

If you receive the error "Invalid electronic signature" when uploading the document, the digital signature applied to the document is not a qualified electronic signature or does not meet the security conditions for a qualified electronic signature.

To verify what type of electronic signature you have (advanced or qualified), as well as if it has any security issues, upload the electronically signed document in the DSS web application (Digital Signature Service), provided by the European Commission, accessible at the link below:

DSS Demonstration WebApp (europa.eu)

Privacy notice: Please note that, by using the functionality offered via the link above to the DSS web application, your electronically signed files will be transmitted to the infrastructure of the European Commission. By your action, you agree to this data transmission and we strongly advise you to use documents that do not contain sensitive data.

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