TrustAsia, a Chinese Certification Authority, is a partner of Ascertia. It is known throughout China as a leading cybersecurity service provider, offering scalable solutions for digital certificates, identity authentication, data encryption and more.
It works with Ascertia via an integration built on the Cloud Signature Consortium’s API to unify digital signature applications and Trust Service Providers (TSPs). Why did it choose Ascertia, and how exactly do our products and technology help?
This case study explores these questions and more.
Business expectations:
From the perspective of the Chinese and global market, digital signature solutions have been in growing demand. Meanwhile, stringent security and compliance requirements across different countries or areas have become priorities that cannot be neglected when customers engage in commercial business and transactions.
TrustAsia, as a licensed and leading Trust Service Provider, looked to cooperate with an efficient, secure and scalable digital signature application provider to meet the growing demands of the digital signature market.
Specifically, the business expectations to achieve include:
A win-win cooperation
- Cooperating with a digital signature service and application provider had to be a win-win model for both TrustAsia and the digital signature application
- The solution needed to meet user experience, technical and compliance requirements
- Scalable for audiences from different countries or areas
Technical Capabilities
- A solution capable of seamless integration into existing systems for quick deployment and operation
- Ensure the digital signatures produced are interoperable across different platforms, applications, and jurisdictions
Compliance and Security Requirements
- Ensure the digital signatures produced comply with specific laws and regulations in the target country or area
What Ascertia offers:
After evaluating several vendors based on its specific needs, TrustAsia chose Ascertia based on the following factors:
- Technological leadership: Using CSC V2.0 API, Ascertia offers significant advantages in integrating digital signatures and trust services, effectively meeting TrustAsia’s needs for advanced technology and system compatibility
- Flexibility and usability: Ascertia’s solution supports rapid integration and minimal customisation, reducing deployment and maintenance complexity
- Professional support: The Ascertia team provides high-quality technical support, addressing various technical challenges during the integration process and ensuring the project’s successful implementation
- Market reputation: Ascertia enjoys a strong reputation in the industry, with products and services widely recognised - which increases TrustAsia’s confidence in a long-term partnership
Solution:
To address its needs, TrustAsia chose the API from the Cloud Signature Consortium (CSC) and Ascertia.
Specifically, Ascertia provided seamless API integration solutions, enabling TrustAsia to efficiently connect digital signing applications with signing services.
It also benefits from the advanced digital signature security that Ascertia's technology provides - utilising our robust encryption and compliance certification to meet international standards.
Hawk XU, Head of Product Management at TrustAsia, said:
“By integrating with Ascertia’s world-leading digital signature solution, we have significantly enhanced our digital signature services and extended our advantages as a licensed and leading CA in China.
"The strategic partnership with Ascertia has been crucial in optimising our services, reinforcing our industry leadership, and advancing the global standardisation of electronic signatures. It highlights our commitment to driving digital trust and innovation on a global scale.”
Additionally, digital certificates issued by TrustAsia help guarantee the legal effects for Ascertia’s digital signatures in China, respectively in the aspect of user data protections and the trust anchor.
The integration of CSC standards and TrustAsia’s local advantages can help worldwide users of Ascertia achieve business localisation in China, further providing more solid services for our customers around the world.
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