Document Trust

Make every document you sign legally binding, tamper-evident, and verifiably yours

Digital documents are only as trustworthy as the signature on them. SSL.com's document signing certificates and cloud signing service let individuals, organizations, and teams sign PDFs, contracts, and official documents with a cryptographic signature — globally trusted, legally binding, and tamper-evident from the moment of signing.

Documents are the primary vector for business fraud and forgery

Unsigned or loosely signed documents create legal and operational risk. Contracts can be disputed, regulatory filings questioned, and professional certifications challenged when there’s no cryptographic proof of who signed and whether the content was altered. At the same time, paper-based signing workflows are slow, expensive, and hard to audit at scale.

SSL.com’s Document Trust products address both:

  • Document Signing Certificates — validated certificates that embed individual or organizational identity into a legally binding digital signature, at three validation levels
  • eSigner for Documents — cloud-based document signing that eliminates hardware tokens, enables automated high-volume signing via eSealing, and supports the Cloud Signature Consortium (CSC) API

Two ways to sign and protect your documents

Document Signing Certificates

Sign with a validated identity — individual, organization, or both. Three validation levels cover every signing scenario — from individual professionals to organizations running automated high-volume document workflows.

eSigner for Documents

Sign from anywhere. Automate at any volume. No hardware required. eSigner for Documents is SSL.com's cloud signing service for documents. Sign PDFs, contracts, and official documents from any internet-connected device using the eSigner Express web app or the CSC API.

Which certificate is right for you?

Question 1
Does a specific individual’s verified name need to appear in the signature?
Question 2
Does your organization’s verified name also need to appear in the signature?
Question 3
How do you want to store your private key and sign?
Your options
IV Document Signing
Your verified personal name in every signature. Ideal for lawyers, accountants, doctors, consultants, and notaries.
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OV Document Signing
Organization’s verified name on every signature. Shareable across authorized staff. Supports eSealing for high-volume automation.
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IV+OV Document Signing
Both your verified personal name and your organization’s name in one signature. Maximum non-repudiation.
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eSigner for Documents
Cloud signing — works with any of the three certificates above. No hardware token required. Sign from any browser.
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💡 Need high-volume automated signing? OV Document Signing + eSigner eSealing can sign thousands of documents automatically via the CSC API.
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Why SSL.com for Document Trust

Adobe AATL member

Signatures automatically trusted in Adobe Acrobat and Reader worldwide

eSigner cloud signing + eSealing

Cloud-based individual and high-volume automated document signing

CSC API

CSC-standard API for developer and enterprise integration

WebTrust for CA

Audited annually by BDO

In operation since 2002

Proven PKI infrastructure

An audited, globally trusted CA

Adobe AATL member

SSL.com is a member of the Adobe Approved Trust List. Document signatures are automatically trusted in Adobe Acrobat and Reader worldwide.

WebTrust audited

Audited annually by BDO under the WebTrust for Certificate Authorities program — independently verified trust infrastructure.

Global legal recognition

Digital signatures compliant with eIDAS, E-SIGN Act, UETA, and 21 CFR Part 11 — legally binding across jurisdictions worldwide.

Trusted since 2002

Over two decades of proven PKI infrastructure, serving enterprises, governments, and individual professionals worldwide.

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