There are currently two methods available to validate authentic digital copies of notarial deeds, apart from manually checking the signatures:

• Validation by the cantonal notary register:
  You can execute this type of validation with the form below.
• Validation by the validator service of the federal administration:
  You can execute this type of validation on this site: https://validator.ch.
  (Please choose the document type "Electronic public deeds and electronic certificates" in order to check conformance with the EPAO.)

Validation by the cantonal notary register

Validation contents:
The validation by the cantonal notary register checks a PDF document and verifies that

• it was signed with a valid certificate
• it is in an admissible format
• the signature covers the whole document
• the signature is intact and valid
• the signature field is visible
• the signature is that of a notary registered in the cantonal register
• the signature contains a valid timestamp from a recognized time stamping service, issued after the admission of the notary
• Furthermore it checks whether the document contains a valid electronic cantonal seal.

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