New ID-software released in January contains improvements to digital signature verification in DigiDoc containers. 

EMT’s Mobile ID added 16,359 new users last year, which is a gain of almost 70 percent over 2011 (9,636 new subscriptions).

Starting from ID-software version 3.7 the Java Applet browser signing plugin is not supported. ID-software version 3.7 doesnt contain the PKCS#11 wrapper module that the Java Applet uses in Windows operating systems.

Several improvements and updates were introduced to version 3.7 of the software, that enhance convenience of digital use of ID card. Automatic software update will be available to users of older versions (ver. 3.5 and newer ones) in February.

Estonia solves the problems of identity security on the Internet. The three-year FutureID project funded by the European Union focuses on solving the identity security issues on the Internet. 18 partners from 11 countries participate in the project besides Estonia.

Forte went to become acquainted with the printing house where our ID-cards get our faces attached to them.

Starting from today, all interested persons can join a customer loyalty program of Prisma Peremarket called Prisma Konto, granting a bonus of up to 5% on purchases. The system is ID-card based and free for all customers.

Currently over 98 million documents are already signed with digital signatures, and this number is only increasing. The available statistics allows concluding that one of the Estonian ID card holders will put one hundred millionth digital signature already in the first half of December

According to the Certification Center, the user-base of Mobile-ID has grown rapidly in the last quarter, as the service has gained more than 1,500 new users each month. The growth can be attributed to EMT’s campaign, which provides free subscription to the service – the subscription fee of €10, which includes the state fee, is paid by EMT on behalf of the customer.

There is now a new list of different e-services which can be logged in with ID-card and Mobile-ID. In addition to banks, governmental institutions and public services there are many other e-service providers and useful websites. Click here to see the list.