News

  • Check the ID-card software version if you are using Mac OS X 10.4 or 10.5
    20.03.2020

    We have identifited a software error in the older ID-card software (created by Ideelabor) for Mac OSX 10.4, 10.5.   This faulty component was included in the idCardLight-OSX10.x installer packages which were distributed before october 2010…

  • Estonian and Finnish Prime Ministers signed the ICT Memorandum of Understanding digitally
    20.03.2020

    Estonian and Finnish Prime Ministers Andrus Ansip and Jyrki Katainen signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) digitally. The MoU regards two countries’ information and communication technologies. To our knowledge, this is the world’s first digitally signed…

  • Changes in openxades.org environment
    20.03.2020

    This weekend we will forward all service requests to new TEST DigiDocService platform. In particular, it affects those who use personal mobile ID numbers in addition to test mobile ID numbers. Personal numbers and related certificates…

  • Research: Practical Issues with TLS Client Certificate Authentication
    20.03.2020

    The most widely used secure Internet communication standard TLS (Transport Layer Security) has an optional client certificate authentication feature that in theory has significant security advantages over HTML form-based password authentication. In the paper Arnis…

  • Developer newsletter # 4
    20.03.2020

    Newsletter is being distributed by email approximately once a month and it will also be available as a news article on id.ee website.   ID-software version 3.8 (libraries included) will be released at the end…

  • Restrictions for access certificate installation in old DigiDoc Client
    20.03.2020

    Starting from 11.09.2013 it is no longer possible to automatically install access certificate through old DigiDoc Client software (version 2.7.11 included). Access certificate gives access to Sertitiseerimiskeskus’s validity confirmation service which is necessary for digital…

  • Updates to the ID card software – version 3.7.2
    20.03.2020

    ID-software version 3.7.2 has been released with a critical bug fix. Newer versions of ID-software (from ver. 3.5) will update to this version automatically. Automatic software update will reach all users within 1 week. Software…

  • Install new ID-card software version 3.8
    20.03.2020

    In addition to the traditional DDOC-format, updated ID-software also allows for affixing signatures in BDOC-format. The software can also be used for signing .bdoc files with a Finnish ID-card. Yesterday the Prime Ministers of Estonia…

  • Signatures in the DigiDoc portal will be created in BDOC format by default from 13 June onwards
    20.03.2020

    Sertifitseerimiskeskus will renew the DigiDoc portal (digidoc.sk.ee) on 13 June. As a result, digital signatures will be created in the new BDOC format by default, instead of the previous DDOC format.   In order to…

  • Developer newsletter # 5
    20.03.2020

    Newsletter is being distributed by email and is also made available as a news article on the id.ee website.  Information systems developments for BDOC support implementation should be planned at latest by the second half…