User Guide
Governikus DATA Boreum
Governikus DATA Boreum, release 10.10.1
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Table of contents
1 Legal information and further notices
2.1 Signature cards and seal cards
2.2 Supported operating systems
2.3 Editions of Governikus DATA Boreum
3.1 DATA Boreum versions and differences
3.1.1 Important differences of the MSI and the portable versions
3.1.2 SSL connections with DATA Boreum
5.6.1 Dialogue section “Signature field decision
5.6.3 Visualisation - additional signing information
5.6.4 Visualisation - hide labelling, change order
5.6.5 Placing a signature field
6 Governikus DATA Boreum's main functions
6.1 Governikus DATA Boreum's menu bar
6.3 Common features of dialogs
6.3.3 Selecting a target directory
6.4.3 Setting options of the signing function
6.4.5 Selecting a target directory
6.4.6 Executing the signing process
6.4.7 Special cases batch signature cards and multi signature cards
6.5 Using the Validate function
6.5.3 Setting options of the validating function
6.5.4 Executing the validating process
6.6 Using the Encrypt function
6.6.3 Selecting a target directory
6.6.4 Executing the encrypt process
6.7 Using the Decrypt function
6.7.4 Executing the decrypt process
7.1 Applying external timestamps
7.2 Governikus DATA Boreum as background process
8 Specifics of the Integration Edition
8.2 Menu bar of the Integration Edition
8.3 Calling options via the tray icon
8.4 The Integration Edition's functions
10.1 Recommendations for operating Governikus DATA Boreum
10.1.1 Requirements for operational environment
10.1.2 Requirements for secure operation
10.1.4 Requirements for configuration
10.2.1 Privacy by Design – product development
10.2.2 Privacy by Default – product configuration
10.3.1 Monitoring of third-party software
10.3.2 Protected production environment
10.4 GDPR and Governikus DATA Boreum
11.1 Signature card cannot be selected
11.2 A connected card reader is not available
11.2.1 External chip card reader
11.2.2 Integrated chip card reader
11.3 No or not all files are selectable for validation
11.4 Alternating validation results
11.5 Signature validation of server responses failed
11.6 Signature algorithm is no longer adequate
11.7 Warning message "Online validation is deselected"
11.8 Result file cannot be printed
11.9 Error message "The file was changed"
11.10 Error when signing large PDF files