2.1     Signature cards and seal cards

Qualified electronic signatures can be created with Governikus DATA Boreum, an appropriate card reader, and a signature card. As well, qualified electronic seals can be created with Governikus DATA Boreum, an appropriate card reader and a seal card. Technically these processes are alike. The legal impact however differs.

·     Qualified electronic signature: The qualified electronic signature is legally coequal to handwritten signing.

·     Qualified electronic seal: Governikus KG can give no answer to the question about the legal impact of qualified electronic seals for any scenario.  Among others this depends on the seals purpose and on what will happen to the sealed file after the sealing. In different contexts and business scenarios, different laws, decrees, and regulations apply.  The assessment of the legal impact of a qualified electronic seal must be given by the lawyer of your organisation.

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Note: If, in the following, signature cards and qualified electronic signatures are mentioned, the processes described will technically apply as well to seal cards and qualified electronic seals.