Signing options
Choose the right signature for the moment
From everyday agreements to high-stakes contracts, swipesign gives you advanced and qualified signatures — and guides every signer to the right one automatically.
AES · Advanced
Advanced signatures
For NDAs, HR documents, vacation requests and everyday agreements.
- Uniquely linked to the signer
- Tamper-evident, with a full audit trail
- Email + SMS PIN verification
QES · Qualified
Qualified signatures
For contracts, credit deals, M&A and high-stakes commitments.
- Legally equivalent to a handwritten signature
- Certified KYC identity verification
- Qualified certificate & long-term validation
Compare the levels
Three tiers. We use the two that hold
Under eIDAS, even an email can count as a Simple Electronic Signature. swipesign goes all-in on Advanced and Qualified — the levels with real legal weight.
| SESSimple | AESAdvanced | QESQualified | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comparison | |||
| Legal weight | Low | High | Highest |
| Signer identity verified | — | ||
| Certified KYC | — | Optional | |
| Audit trail & long-term validation | — | ||
| Equivalent to handwritten | — | In most cases | |
| Available on swipesign | — | ||
Identity verification
How a qualified signature is earned
For QES, signers complete a one-time KYC check with eIDAS-trusted providers — then sign with full confidence from then on.
- Video ident or ID-app verification
- 60+ certificate authorities
- A qualified certificate, issued for the signature
Identity verification
VERIFIED IDENTITYSarah MillerGovernment ID · matched
Document scanVerified
Liveness & face matchVerified
Qualified certificate issuedVerified
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