Afirma

Electronic Signature - Afirma - @firma

Electronic Signature - Afirma - @firma provides a set of horizontal signature services and software components through the @firma suite of applications. These services and applications are made available to public administrations that wish to use them.

Presentation of the @firma suite

Suite of products related to electronic signature to promote and facilitate the implementation of signature and authentication systems in the Public Administration

As part of the common services provided by the Secretary of State for Digital Administration, a suite of products related to electronic signature has been created to promote and facilitate the implementation of signature and authentication systems in the Public Administration, promoting the reuse of solutions with the primary purpose of offering a service for certificate validation, electronic signature, and security, decoupled from applications with the aim of promoting the implementation of electronic services for citizens.

It is a reference solution to comply with the signature and identification measures described in Law 39/2015, of October 1, on Common Administrative Procedure and Law 40/2015, of October 1, on the Legal Regime of the Public Sector.

Common Elements

• @firma : certificate and signature validation platform, offered as a service by the General Secretariat of Digital Administration.
• TS@ Time Stamping Authority : Time stamping authority of the Ministry of the General Secretariat of Digital Administration.
• Cl@vefirma : Signature service with 'cloud' certificates.
• Cl@ve : Platform for identifying natural persons based on certificates, agreed-upon keys, and other European identification systems.
  • Portafirmas in SARA: component for integrating signature into organizational workflow offered as a service from the SARA network.

Direct Services to Citizens (Portals)

• Valide : web application for end-user validation of signatures and certificates. @firma Demonstrator
• Signature Portal: basic concepts about signature and the signature process.

Cloud Solutions

• Portafirmas in SARA: component for integrating signature into organizational workflow offered as a service from the SARA network.

Specifications

• Signature and Certificate Policy: guidelines and technical standards applicable to the use of certificates and electronic signature in the General State Administration.

Available Products

• @firma: In a federated model. Offered to be installed in any Public Administration.
  • For certificate and signature validation.
  • For server or seal signature.
• @firma Client Suite: signature generation locally (PC or mobile device) in different formats:
  • For web browsers:
    • Mini-applet (javascript) + Autofirma
  • As desktop application:
    • Autofirma
    • Standalone
  • As mobile app: @firma mobile client
• FIRe: Component that integrates signature services locally (PC and mobile devices) and in the cloud.
• eVisor: Web application for generating authentic copies and signature reports in PDF format.
• Portafirmas: component for integrating signature into organizational workflow.
  • As an add-on app to Port@firmas: Port@firmas mobile
• Integr@: libraries/services for integration with @firma and local server signature.