Adobe-trusted, tamper-evident digital signatures for PDFs, Word and Excel documents.
A document-signing certificate cryptographically signs PDFs and Microsoft Office files so anyone can verify two things: who signed, and that no byte has changed since. SSL.com is on the Adobe Approved Trust List (AATL), so signatures display as trusted in Adobe Reader without extra setup. Three tiers: by verified individual, by verified organization, or both at once.
Independent professional, business signer, or both at once.
Sign documents as a verified individual — your real legal identity on every PDF.
Sign documents under your verified company identity — contracts, policies, invoices.
Strongest tier — verified person AND verified employer in every signature.
| IV | OV | IV+OV | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Validates | Individual identity | Organization | Both |
| Signature shows | Legal name | Company | Name + company |
| For | Independent professionals | Business document workflows | High-stakes / regulated |
| Adobe-trusted | Yes (AATL) | Yes (AATL) | Yes (AATL) |
| Issued in | 1–3 days | 1–3 days | 3–7 days |
Most e-signature platforms produce signatures backed by their own audit trail. A document-signing certificate produces signatures verifiable independently by any compliant tool — Adobe Reader, Office, or any standard PDF verifier can confirm them on its own.
Yes — SSL.com's roots are on the Adobe Approved Trust List (AATL), so signatures appear as trusted in Adobe Reader without any manual root installation.
Yes — both Word and Excel support digital signatures using a document-signing certificate.
Extra revocation and timestamp data embedded inside the signed document so the signature remains verifiable even after the certificate eventually expires. Recommended for documents you expect to remain valid years later.
Independent professional (lawyer, consultant, doctor): IV. Business signing under company name (invoices, contracts as a company): OV. High-stakes documents requiring both person and company verification (executive contracts, regulated industry attestations): IV+OV.
Adobe-trusted, tamper-evident signatures — for individuals, for organizations, or for both at once.