FAQs

Softlock Smart Token is a USB hardware device which performs security operation like: Signing and encryption and keep user identity in secure way.

Softlock provides Smart Token with three models:

 1. eSign BASIC
     It provides the basic functionality for a smart token to perform Secure Authentication and account storing.
 2. eSign STD
     It provides the basic functionality for a smart token to Secure Authentication and account storing. It contains more storage  and more powerful hardware components.
 3. eSign BIO
      It provides the basic functionality for a smart token to perform Secure Authentication and account storing.  It is an extended  version for the STD model with added Biometric module (Finger Print) which is required for login.

eSign provides the following functionalities:
       1. Digital certificate generation and management.
       2. Electronic signing and verification.
       3. Data encryption and decryption.
All secure operations are completely provided by the internal device hardware.

Yes, you can use eSign in windows Logon using Softlock smart card service with this service you can use eSign as smart card for windows Logon you will find in tutorials section document “Network Authentication using eSign Token - Tutorial - Windows” describes this operation step by step.

Yes, you can use eSign in VPN Logon by using Softlock smart card service with this service you can use eSign as smart card for VPN Logon you will find in tutorials section document “VPN Authentication using eSign Token - Tutorial - Windows” describes this option step by step.

Yes, you can use eSign in website logon by using certificate logon option that supported by webservers. You will need your website to request user’s certificate. When user tries to Login to website he will be prompt to select certificate which exist on eSign. For more information about use these solutions refer to tutorial section you will find these documents “Web Authentication using eSign Token with Local CA - Tutorial - Linux”, “Web Authentication using eSign Token with Local CA - Tutorial - Windows”, “Web Authentication using eSign Token with Simple Authority CA - Tutorial - Windows” and “Web Authentication using eSign Token with Simple Authority CA and Apache Server - Tutorial - Windows” which describe steps needed to configure solution with different webserver (Apache and IIS) and different web browsers (IE and Mozilla Firefox).

Yes, you can use eSign in Document signing as Softlock support security standard interfaces (CSP and PKCS) so it is easy to use your smart token to sign document in different document writer application like: Adobe Acrobat Writer, Microsoft office, and open office. You will find in tutorial section documents “PDF Security using eSign Token - Tutorial - Windows” and “Softlock Smart Token Security – Experiment (Document Signing section)” that describe steps needed for document signing using Adobe PDF and Microsoft Word.

Yes, you can use eSign in email signing and encryption as Softlock support security standard interfaces (CSP and PKCS) so it is easy to use your smart token to sign and encrypt mails in different email client programs like: Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla thunderbird. You will find in tutorial section documents “Email Security using eSign Token with Microsoft Outlook - Tutorial - Windows” , “Email Security using eSign Token with Mozilla Thunderbird - Tutorial - Windows” and “Email Security using eSign Token - Tutorial - Linux” that describe steps needed for encrypt and sign mails.

Supported Operating Systems are Windows (32/64 Bit) 2K, XP, 2003, Vista, 7, 2008 and Linux (32 Bit)

We support free SDK with many interfaces to be suitable for many programming languages. It Offers DLL native interface, COM interface and Java Native interface.

You can manage eSign using Softlock Smart token Software which enables user to mange certificates, manage keys, and change token pin. You can download it free from download section.

You can store up to 6 finger prints.

Number of certificates depends on number of private keys stored on smart token and maximum number is 8 certificates.