Advanced Electronic Signature (AES)
The electronic signature or subscription of a digital document ensures reliable identification of its source—namely, its authorship—while also guaranteeing the document’s integrity and immutability.
In the case of the advanced electronic signature, commonly referred to in abbreviated form as “AES”, the subscription occurs through a strict IT procedure aimed at ensuring that the electronic document to which it is associated meets the requirement of written form and has full legal validity as per art. 2702 of the Civil Code, pursuant to art. 20 paragraph 1-bis of the CAD (Digital Administration Code).
The AES solution must comply with the provisions of Legislative Decree 82/2005 and subsequent amendments (Digital Administration Code, “CAD”), the technical rules on AES provided by the Prime Ministerial Decree of 22.02.2013 and subsequent amendments (hereinafter “DPCM”), and the AgID Guidelines on the formation, management, and preservation of electronic documents.
The AES operational manual aims to provide users/signatories with a descriptive illustration of the specific features of the advanced electronic signature solution adopted by the Provider COMACCHIO S.p.A.