We have introduced a new feature to prevent users and (admin-web admins) from updating or changing their password to a previously used one. The system now tracks a specified number of old passwords, which can be configured in the "passwordValidationRules" node under the "numberOfIldPasswordsWhichShouldNotBeMatched" setting in the globalXML.

This check applies to the following pages:

• Reset Password
• Reset/Change the automatically generated password

Additionally. the new configuration offers the following values:

• Default: 8
• Maximum: 20
• Minimum: 0

Setting the value to 0 means that the system will not check for any old passwords, allowing users to reuse passwords they have used before. It is important to note that in the case of resetting or changing the automatically generated password, the system will always prevent the reuse of the same generated password.

With the this release we have changed the list of supported types for the document conversion service. In detail the following types are no longer supported:

• "ods",
• "odp" or
• "odt" filetpyes.

Following types are allowed:

• .pdf
• .docx
• .xlsx
• .pptx
• .png
• .bmp
• .jpeg
• .jpg
• .doc
• .xls
• .ppt
• .gif
• .jp2
• .tif
• .txt
• .xml
• .md

To enhance user experience. we have refined the tooltips below to provide clearer explanations of each setting's functionality:

For the definition/index page:

• Recipient role
  • Needs to sing
  • Receives a copy
  • Must view
  • Needs to sign (P7M)
• Recipient settings
• Authentication settings
• Signature settings
• Remove recipient

API v5 will remain part of the product beyond the announced removal of v3, while REST API v6 is already available. For existing integrations, staying on API v5 is ok as long as no new features of v6 are required, but our recommendation is to start early to migrate to API v6 even in consideration of the effort, to be prepared for the situation when you need a new functionality that is available on API v6 only.

Please note: The guides listed below refer to the new api version 6. If documentation for versions below v6 are needed please have a look at: Outdated documentation

With this setting it is possible to define a specific order for the tasks. In addition to order the tasks by drag and drop it is also possible to define a sequence mode:

• No sequence enforced - allow form filling in any order
• Sequence required tasks
• Sequence enforced - enforce sequence for all tasks

With the link form field it is possible to add hyperlinks to the document. This allows the recipient to just click on the link to navigate to linked pages.

Read confirmation (if one of the following is selected as required the recipient then must confirm that he/she has read the area, page or the document. You can choose between the following:

• Read confirmation (Area)
• Read confirmation (Page)
• Read confirmation (Document)

It is now possible to add a validation for the textbox. You can choose between the following validations:

• None
• Date
  • Format
  • Minimum value
  • Maximum value
• Email
• Number
  • Decimal Places
  • Symbol
  • Symbol location
  • Group Separator
  • Decimal Separator
  • Minimum value
  • Maximum value
• Phone
  • Phone type
    • international
    • international leading zeros
    • international leading plus
• Time
  • Format
  • Minimum value
  • Maximum value

By enabling the "Custom Signature Image" checkbox, the sender can allow (or enforce) that the signer is uploading an additional image to be shown in the signature field. Such custom signature images can be used to ask for placing a company stamp picture, or to insert Hanko stamps. See Story: Using external signature images for additional use case details. Note that the global setting here sets and overrules the signature-type specific settings, as this property can also be defined on a per-signature-type level in the Advanced tab.

Additionally to the general settings you can define the following in the advanced settings for attachment fields:

• Attachment icon
• Either enable or disable to set a custom file name and if enabled enter a file name

Additionally to font size and text color you can also choose between italic and bold. This option is available for the following fields:

The same settings (elementId and FieldDefinition) can also be set for the following predefined fields:

• EmailFields
• InitialsFields
• GivenNameFields
• SurnameFields
• FullNameFields
• DateFields
• Static Text

The middle name can now be added for the initials.

Additionally to the text field it is also possible to add a predefined static text to the document.

Please note the following: It is possible to add a static text although the document was already signed. This is the main difference between the textfield and the static text as a predefined element.

For the radio button following additional setting can be set:

• Select in Unison

Beside the language, email settings and the personal message you can now also add the following:

• Language
• Email settings
• Personal message
• Activity settings

You can now find the recipient finish actions on the create envelope page in the recipients section:

You can now find the recipient finish actions on the create envelope page in the recipients section:

Disposable certificate advanced settings now also contains the option to select a long lived certificate. You can also force this setting in the organization settings.

On a signature field which allows recording a biometric signature, the biometric verification can be enabled in case the (optional) SIGNificant Biometric Server was also installed and properly configured.

When enabling the biometric verification, the sender has to provide the signer's user ID which was used to enroll a profile.

The sender can configure behavior of the biometric verification:

• It is possible to allow to skip the verification (in case the matching score is below the required threshold).
• The signature field can be configured to allow enrolling signatures to a profile if there have not been enough signatures enrolled to the profile yet.

Another option allows the sender to define that only the validation response (which includes the validation score obtained from biometric server) should be stored in the signed PDF, instead of storing the entire biometric data. In this case, the document itself does not store the data required for a forensic examination of the handwritten signature, but legal considerations may result in preferring that option, in some countries.

For a local certificate signature, the sender can define filters on certificates to be offered for signing. Currently it is possible to define a preferred signature algorithm. Certificates using this algorithm will be ranked higher in the certificates offered to the signer.

The sender can also enforce to use the selected (preferred) one, which avoids that the signer is using certificates based on another (probably weaker) digital signature algorithm. You can enable preferred hash algorithm and enforce the use of the chosen algorithm. The enforce shown algorithm will be dynamically changed if the preferred algorithm is changed.

Options available for all signature types

In the section "Display following stamp imprint data", the sender can define which data to be contained on the signature representation on the PDF. Note that some items will be ignored when defining a custom stamp imprint configuration that simply does not contain a specific field for all or some signature types.

The following default values are used for all signature types:

• Signature rendering
  • custom signature image: false
• Stamp imprint settings
  • Extra information: true
  • Email address: true
    The signer's mail address, automatically filled with the information available on the activity.
  • Transaction Id: true
  • Transaction token: true 
  • Phone number
    Automatically filled with the information available on the activity, when applicable. Always printed in the international format with country prefix (e.g. +39 or +43)
  • IP address: true
  • Name: true
    the full name (given name and family name) of the signer, automatically filled with the information available on the activity.
  • Signature date: true
  • Font name: Configured organization default is used
  • Font size: Configured organization default is used
• Exceptions for Draw2Sign:
  • "Extra Information", "Display Email Address", "Display IP Address", "Display Name", "Display Signed on Date" is used from the organization default settings (configurable in the Organization dialog under "Extended settings for 'Draw to sign')

A-Trust signature type can now be configured in the UI.

Note: For the A-Trust signature configuration you need an A-Trust Signaturbox first. For more information please contact us.

Further information: A-Trust Guide (restricted access)

BankId signature type can now be configured in the UI.

For more information please see: WSC HOWTO BankID Plugin (restricted access)

The BankID implementation we are talking about here is the Swedish BankID implementation. The BankID is a common identification method provided by a consortium of the Swedish banking sector, and the identities (which are bound to the national unique number of a citizen) are linked to confirmed identities based on Anti-Money-Laundry verifications. For that purpose, a local device (Mobile Device with BankID App, or Desktop PC with installed BankID Desktop application) has to be installed. The app or application on the local device has to be linked uniquely to the confirmed identity. In addition, the service offers a signing method to sign with a signer-individual certificate provided by the Swedish BankID consortium.

It can be used both as authentication method (when opening a workstep / signer activity), and as signature type on a signature field level.

We improved again the performance of our solution to provide you an excellent user experience.

The identity settings providers moved to a separate configuration page. Those settings can now be found in Settings → Identity Providers. Please also see the next figure:

The SwissCom OnDemand Certificate is now also available in the UI. You can find the settings for the SwissCom OnDemand Certificate in Settings → Organization.

The settings for the recipient can be found on the create envelope page. There you have to fill in the mobile phone number, the country of residence and the organization (optional).

After these configurations you can use the SwissCom OnDemand Certificate as signature field in the UI:

Moreover, you can create a SwissCom OnDemand certificate signature field with Advanced Document Tags.

Just add the following code to your document to place a SwissCom OnDemand certificate signature:

[[!sigField1:signer1:signature(sigType="SwissComOnDemandCertificate"):label("some label"):size(width=150,height=60)]]

For general information about the advanced document tags please see: Use Advanced Document Tags to insert Form Elements or Signature Fields

The recipient who has to view the document was renamed to "Must view" recipient instead of "Acknowledge" recipient. For example: