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Metropolia Sign - Digital signature service

Metropolia Sign is a digital signature service employed since 2021 by Metropolia University of Applied Sciences for electronic signing of documents.

Electronic signature is a juridically binding way to sign agreements and documents. As an advanced electronic signature complying with the legislation (EU 910/2014, 26th article and Finland 2009/617 VahvL), Metropolia Sign electrically secures the identity of the signatory, and the information which individualizes the person is attached to the document so that one cannot later change it unnoticed.

When you receive an e-mail from Metropolia UAS with a signature request

  1. Open the email message and log in with the invitation code in the email message (click ‘Open signing request’). Enter the code and click ‘Next’.
  2. Check your information and click ‘Next’.
  3. Request a PIN code to your mobile phone by clicking ‘SMS’.
  4. Enter the PIN code in the designated field and click ‘Confirm’.
  5. Check the content of the document in the preview.
  6. If the content is correct, approve the document by clicking ‘Sign’.

Verify document authenticity using Adobe Acrobat Reader DC software

You can verify the authenticity of a electronically signed document by opening the document with e.g. Adobe Acrobat Reader DC software. Using default settings Adobe Acrobat Reader DC does not have the Population Register Centre Root Certificate and will inform that signature has problems.

You can install Root certificate from Population Register Centre with these instructions:

  1. Download the root certificate (RSA) from the Digital and Population Data Service Agency website
  2. Open Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
  3. Click Edit or Adobe Reader (OSX) » Preferences
  4. Select Signatures » Identities & Trusted Certificates » More
  5. Select Trusted Certificates » Import
  6. Click on Browse and select file you downloaded » Open
  7. First select certificate from Contacts and then from Certificates » Trust
  8. Select Use this certificate as a trusted root » OK
  9. Now software has installed Popular Register Centre certificate and will trust any signatures that have been signed with this certificate