JEDDAH: The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) has launched an e-authentication & certification service in cooperation with House of Development (HOD), a Jeddah-based software and document security solutions company. The new electronic authentication and certification system will be integrated with "YESSER," the e-government program in Saudi Arabia. Under the system, an authorized user in a JCCI member-company can verify his dynamic signature, which demonstrates legally the user intent, in a very secure environment. These electronically enrolled signatures are used to approve sensitive certified legal documents over the Internet. These certified documents can be sent to the party concerned by email or stored in the database of the party concerned, the company said in a statement Sunday. The user can also simply download the certified document from the internet to their USB memory stick. The new e-authentication & certification (Tasdeeq) service also cuts transportation and courier costs as well as time spent in waiting at certification offices. At JCCI in particular, it will reduce crowding and ensure quick and easy, around-the-clock services. To make use of this service, a company must register its particulars in and provide information about its signatories to the website of Tasdeeq service. Also required is a certified document from the Chamber of Commerce that he/they is/are the authorized signatory/signatories of a JCCI member company. Three electronic signatures of each signatory are then entered into the system, using the signature pad and electronic pen. The cost of the signature pads ranges between SR300 and SR800. The e-authentication service fee ranges from SR0.2 to SR10, depending on the number of documents authenticated per year. Signature verification is carried out very quickly and easily. The authentication process not only verifies the movement of the signature but also its shape. The system is very accurate and keeps an Adobe PDF certified document format that can be easily validated using the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Engineer Mohammed Geoffrey, CEO of HOD, said the new digital service will allow JCCI members to use an easy and well-secured authentication process for verifying official documents and signatories. The service also protects authenticated documents from fraud and misrepresentation and protects the interests of businesspeople and chamber members who will get the required services quickly and in full confidentially. HOD has used the latest technology to develop integrated solutions that show real time for signature authentication, giving subscribers a convenient way to authenticate their documents.
