Regulatory Alerts2023-10-20
Guidelines for Digital Signature
The Financial Services Commission of Mauritius has issued these Guidelines to establish minimum standards for using digital signatures as a legally valid substitute for wet signatures in licensing and regulatory submissions. Applicants and licensees must ensure their digital signatures meet specific criteria, including PDF format, AATL-issued certificates, PAdES LTV compliance, eIDAS Advanced Electronic Security standards, and embedded timestamps. The Commission mandates that digital signature software support automatic verifiability in Adobe Reader or Acrobat, generate Certificates of Completion for audit trails, and maintain ISO 27001 or SOC 2 Type 2 certifications to ensure long-term validity and regulatory acceptance.
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