Electronic signature
May not be denied legal effect or admissibility solely because it is electronic or not qualified.
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Poland
Profil Zaufany, personal and qualified signatures, and Polish providers.
Jurisdiction profile
Legal levels
Advanced electronic signature
Meets Article 26 eIDAS but is not automatically equivalent to handwritten signature.
RecognitionQualified electronic signature (QES)
Has the legal effect of a handwritten signature; a QES from one Member State is recognised as a QES in every other Member State.
RecognitionTrusted signature
A national signature legally defined for dealings with public entities; it is not a QES.
RecognitionPersonal signature on e-dowód
An advanced signature: equivalent to handwritten signature for public entities; outside that sphere only where both parties agree.
RecognitionQualified electronic seal
A legal-person seal carrying presumptions of integrity and correct origin; it is not a natural person’s signature.
RecognitionQualified electronic time stamp
Carries presumptions of date/time accuracy and integrity of the linked data.
RecognitionSignatures and methods
Trusted signature (Profil Zaufany)
Trusted profilePL
AvailableOpen profile →Personal signature on e-dowód
Electronic identity cardPL
AvailableOpen profile →Certum card-based QES
Smart-card signaturePL
AvailableOpen profile →SimplySign — Certum mobile QES
Mobile electronic signaturePL
AvailableOpen profile →Szafir card-based QES
Smart-card signaturePL
AvailableOpen profile →mSzafir — mobile QES
Mobile electronic signaturePL
AvailableOpen profile →Sigillum card-based QES
Smart-card signaturePL
AvailableOpen profile →Sigillum remote/one-off mobile QES
Mobile electronic signaturePL
AvailableOpen profile →CenCert card-based QES
Smart-card signaturePL
AvailableOpen profile →CenCert rSign — mobile QES
Mobile electronic signaturePL
AvailableOpen profile →EuroCert card-based QES
Smart-card signaturePL
AvailableOpen profile →ECSigner — EuroCert cloud QES
Remote / cloud signaturePL
AvailableOpen profile →Legal effect
In Poland
Profil Zaufany, personal and qualified signatures, and Polish providers.- Electronic signature✓
- Advanced electronic signature✓
- Qualified electronic signature (QES)✓
Abroad
Profil Zaufany, personal and qualified signatures, and Polish providers.PAdESXAdESCAdESASiC-S / ASiC-EJAdES
Official sources →Signing services
podpis.gov.plGovernment signing and validation service; check current file limits in the live service.
Official source ↗mObywatel — Podpisz dokumentMobile PDF signing with the personal-signature certificate on the e-dowód chip.
Official source ↗CertumSignCertum platform for signing, inviting other signatories and validation. The legal level of each signature depends on the selected method.
Official source ↗proCertum SmartSignOnline service
Official source ↗SzafirOnline service
Official source ↗Portal mSzafirOnline service
Official source ↗Sigillum SignOnline service
Official source ↗PEM-HEART SignatureOnline service
Official source ↗SecureDoc 2.0Online service
Official source ↗Verification services
podpis.gov.plGovernment signing and validation service; check current file limits in the live service.
Official source ↗CertumSignCertum platform for signing, inviting other signatories and validation. The legal level of each signature depends on the selected method.
Official source ↗proCertum SmartSignOnline service
Official source ↗SzafirOnline service
Official source ↗Sigillum SignOnline service
Official source ↗PEM-HEART SignatureOnline service
Official source ↗SecureDoc 2.0Online service
Official source ↗European Commission DSS demonstrationReference validator based on DSS; it does not replace legal assessment of a specific process.
Official source ↗Legislation and official sources
▣Act on Trust Services and Electronic Identificationact
Instrument record→▣Act on the Computerisation of the Activities of Entities Performing Public Tasksact
Instrument record→▣Regulation on the Trusted Profile and Trusted Signatureregulation
Instrument record→▣2026 Regulation amending the Trusted Profile rulesregulation
Instrument record→▣Civil Codecode
Instrument record→▣Personal Identity Cards Actact
Instrument record→Official sources
⌘ETSI EN 319 401Official source
↗⌘ETSI EN 319 411-1Official source
↗⌘ETSI EN 319 411-2Official source
↗⌘ETSI EN 319 421Official source
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