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Entrust Datacard (Europe) Limited

Entrust Workflow Signing Service

Entrust Workflow Signing Service (Signhost) provides secure and seamless e-signing for all types of organizations. Upload your documents, add verification methods (AES and QES) and have them digitally signed within minutes. The service is used through our stand-alone web portal or integrated in your software through our API.

Features

  • Use directly via web portal or app
  • Web forms (generate signed contracts directly through your own website)
  • Easy integration with API
  • Connected with more than 100 partners and software solutions
  • Integrated with Entrust solutions (e.g. IDaaS, RSS, SAS)
  • Several e-id’s available using CSC and OIDC standards
  • Option to support own branding

Benefits

  • Wide portfolio of multiple identity verification and signing methods
  • International platform for Verified Signing (AES/QES) and IDV
  • Independent evidence, with transaction receipt
  • 100+ software partners and integrations
  • Cloud-based solution that meets the demands of a remote workforce
  • Ease of set up and management
  • Signs document from anywhere, at any time
  • Low cost of ownership

Pricing

£2,535.43 a unit a year

  • Free trial available

Service documents

Request an accessible format
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at robert.hann@entrust.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

9 7 5 2 0 1 4 0 0 8 1 5 9 6 3

Contact

Entrust Datacard (Europe) Limited Robert Hann
Telephone: 07818 552411
Email: robert.hann@entrust.com

Service scope

Software add-on or extension
Yes, but can also be used as a standalone service
What software services is the service an extension to
Entrust’s Signing Automation Service
Entrust’s Remote Signing Service
Entrust’s IDaaS Service
Cloud deployment model
Public cloud
Service constraints
Not appllicable
System requirements
Access via any current up-to-date web browser is supported.

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Email or online ticketing
Support response times
From 9:00 hours to 17:00 hours Central European Time (CET), Monday through Friday, with the exception of Dutch public holidays (“Working Hours”)
Priority 1 - response time 30 minutes - resolution time 4 hours
Priority 2 - response time 30 minutes - resolution time 8 hours
Priority 3 - response time 30 minutes - resolution time 16 hours
User can manage status and priority of support tickets
No
Phone support
Yes
Phone support availability
24 hours, 7 days a week
Web chat support
Web chat
Web chat support availability
9 to 5 (UK time), 7 days a week
Web chat support accessibility standard
None or don’t know
How the web chat support is accessible
Not applicable
Web chat accessibility testing
Not applicable
Onsite support
Yes, at extra cost
Support levels
From 9:00 hours to 17:00 hours Central European Time (CET), Monday through Friday, with the exception of Dutch public holidays (“Working Hours”)
• Service Level Agreement (SLA) available upon extra payment.
o Support with emergency number outside office hours;
o Response time for prio 1 failures (No signature possible in production system);
o Escalation and direct contacts;
o On-line reporting on availability, incidents and maintenance;
o Possibility to perform penetration test/security audit;
o Insight into latest features and possibility to try them out.
Support available to third parties
Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

Getting started
The customer success team is available to guide all new customers in the onboarding process. Initial setup and activation is closely monitored by the customer success team.
Service documentation
Yes
Documentation formats
HTML
End-of-contract data extraction
Customer is responsible for extracting their own data. Documents are automatically removed after 3 months.
End-of-contract process
A quote/subscription is valid for 30 days. The contract period is for 1 year, with a cancellation notice period of 1 month before the expiration date of the contract. Without cancellation, the contract will be automatically extended for one year with the same subscription of the expired contract.

Using the service

Web browser interface
Yes
Supported browsers
  • Internet Explorer 11
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari
  • Opera
Application to install
Yes
Compatible operating systems
  • Android
  • IOS
  • Windows Phone
Designed for use on mobile devices
Yes
Differences between the mobile and desktop service
There are no differences between the mobile and desktop versions of the service.
Service interface
Yes
User support accessibility
None or don’t know
Description of service interface
Accessible from any web browser, a dashboard can show the status of the signing transaction.
Accessibility standards
None or don’t know
Description of accessibility
Not applicable
Accessibility testing
Not applicable
API
Yes
What users can and can't do using the API
The Signhost API is RESTful and HTTP-based. The API is used to integrate with third party applications so documents can be sent out for signing with the required identification method. With our postback service real time status updates on the transaction will be provided. Signed documents can be stored in the third-party application.
API documentation
Yes
API documentation formats
HTML
API sandbox or test environment
Yes
Customisation available
Yes
Description of customisation
A customer can have multiple options of customization with colours and logos. For example, branding of the signing screen, branding of the emails, and using own email domain for sending out signing requests.

Scaling

Independence of resources
Entrust’s solution has been developed for large-scale enterprise deployments, and is designed to address both high scalability and redundancy requirements.

Analytics

Service usage metrics
Yes
Metrics types
Entrust can provide comprehensive license usage reports.
Reporting types
  • Real-time dashboards
  • Reports on request

Resellers

Supplier type
Not a reseller

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Conforms to BS7858:2019
Government security clearance
Up to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)

Asset protection

Knowledge of data storage and processing locations
Yes
Data storage and processing locations
European Economic Area (EEA)
User control over data storage and processing locations
No
Datacentre security standards
Managed by a third party
Penetration testing frequency
At least once a year
Penetration testing approach
Another external penetration testing organisation
Protecting data at rest
Scale, obfuscating techniques, or data storage sharding
Data sanitisation process
Yes
Data sanitisation type
Deleted data can’t be directly accessed
Equipment disposal approach
In-house destruction process

Data importing and exporting

Data export approach
Administrators can export the relevant detail in a CSV export via the portal dashboard.
Data export formats
CSV
Data import formats
CSV

Data-in-transit protection

Data protection between buyer and supplier networks
TLS (version 1.2 or above)
Data protection within supplier network
TLS (version 1.2 or above)

Availability and resilience

Guaranteed availability
Entrust workflow signing service (Signhost) is available for creating transactions and receiving transaction updates 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Signhost has a target uptime of 99.8%.
Approach to resilience
Available upon request
Outage reporting
Customers that are subscribed to our public facing status page will be notified automatically.

Identity and authentication

User authentication needed
Yes
User authentication
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Username or password
Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels
There are two types of roles available: Portal Admin and User. All roles require authenticated access.
Access restriction testing frequency
Never
Management access authentication
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Username or password
  • Other
Description of management access authentication
Single Sign On (SSO)

Audit information for users

Access to user activity audit information
Users have access to real-time audit information
How long user audit data is stored for
Between 1 month and 6 months
Access to supplier activity audit information
Users have access to real-time audit information
How long supplier audit data is stored for
Between 1 month and 6 months
How long system logs are stored for
Less than 1 month

Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
Yes
Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
LRQA
ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
02/21/2023
What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
See certificate
ISO 28000:2007 certification
No
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
No
Cyber essentials
No
Cyber essentials plus
Yes
Other security certifications
Yes
Any other security certifications
  • ISO 9001
  • ISO 14001
  • ISO 27701

Security governance

Named board-level person responsible for service security
Yes
Security governance certified
Yes
Security governance standards
ISO/IEC 27001
Information security policies and processes
ISO 27001 Certified

Operational security

Configuration and change management standard
Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
Configuration and change management approach
We abide by our change management policy and procedure.
Vulnerability management type
Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
Vulnerability management approach
We adhere to our Threat and Vulnerability Standard. Patches are deployed based on the severity/need of the patch. We gather intelligence from the following: Rapid7, Vulcan, Orca.
Protective monitoring type
Undisclosed
Protective monitoring approach
We follow our Information Security and Privacy Incident Management Policy Information Security and Privacy Incident Management Standard. Response times are dependent on severity of issue.
Incident management type
Conforms to a recognised standard, for example, CSA CCM v3.0 or ISO/IEC 27035:2011 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
Incident management approach
We follow our info security policies and procedures. These have been vetted as part of our ISO 27001:2022 certification process. Information Security and Privacy Incident Management Policy. Information Security and Privacy Incident Management Standard.

Secure development

Approach to secure software development best practice
Independent review of processes (for example CESG CPA Build Standard, ISO/IEC 27034, ISO/IEC 27001 or CSA CCM v3.0)

Public sector networks

Connection to public sector networks
No

Social Value

Social Value

Social Value

  • Fighting climate change
  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

Fighting climate change

Our goal is to manage our manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, and office facilities to minimize ecological impact. Entrust maintains an ISO 14001 certification at its headquarters and principal manufacturing facility and is working to set organizational carbon reduction goals to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. We also comply with important environmental measures such as REACH, RoHS, and Proposition 65 where applicable to our business.

Tackling economic inequality

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – Entrust has established concrete goals to build a more diverse workplace and supplier base. We actively promote an inclusive and welcoming culture across our business through our Entrust Includes initiative and we look for suppliers that embrace similar values through our formalized supplier diversity program. Equal opportunity.

Equal opportunity

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – Entrust has established concrete goals to build a more diverse workplace and supplier base. We actively promote an inclusive and welcoming culture across our business through our Entrust Includes initiative and we look for suppliers that embrace similar values through our formalized supplier diversity program.

Wellbeing

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – Entrust has established concrete goals to build a more diverse workplace and supplier base. We actively promote an inclusive and welcoming culture across our business through our Entrust Includes initiative and we look for suppliers that embrace similar values through our formalized supplier diversity program.

Pricing

Price
£2,535.43 a unit a year
Discount for educational organisations
No
Free trial available
Yes
Description of free trial
The Go Plan provides the option to test our software completely free. No credit card needed. API trial accounts also available for free.

Service documents

Request an accessible format
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at robert.hann@entrust.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.