Profession D-Trust Card – More Than a Signature

The Profession D-Trust Card is available both as a single and batch signature card (M100). Single signature cards use RSA keys and require a PIN to be entered on the card reader for each qualified electronic signature. Batch signatures are based on ECC keys and enable up to 100 documents to be signed after a PIN is entered.

• Electronic legal transactions
• Statements of claim, notices
• Expert opinions and final reports
• Economic and tax audits
• Electronic tax return with ELSTER-Plus
• Electronic civil status register
• Quality management documentation
• Construction drawings, building plans
• Contracts
• Temporary employment
• Business correspondence
• Proprietary right application at the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA)

Two certificates are always stored on the Profession D-Trust Card. Along with the personal details, the qualified signature certificate includes a professional attribute as well. In addition, the card also contains an advanced certificate that can be used for authentication and encryption purposes.

• The PIN and PUK are delivered separately with a PIN letter.
• The D-Trust Card Assistant software for card initialisation and changing the PIN is provided free of charge.
• If needed, you can obtain a chip card reader from the REINER SCT shop.
• If required, we offer middleware for RSA-based cards such as Nexus Personal or cryptovision SCinterface. Cryptovision SCinterface middleware is available for ECC-based cards.
• The signature software of a range of providers is supported.
• Please see our information on supported readers and partner software.

Currently, D-Trust does not offer the option of including academic degrees in the certificates, with the exception of the PhD title, provided it is noted in the identification document. All certificate contents must be verifiable by D-Trust.

D-Trust does not include designations such as “Management” or “Authorised Signatory” as professional attributes. However, you can specify your function as additional information in the certificate extensions, provided it can be verified in a public register such as the commercial register.

Professional attributes are useful for signatures in electronic legal transactions, for complaints, notices, expert opinions, final reports, economic and tax audits, electronic tax returns with ELSTER-Plus, for registering civil status electronically, for quality management documentation, design drawings, construction plans, contracts, employee leasing, business correspondence and applications for industrial property rights at the DPMA. When applying carbon leakage compensation via the German Emissions Trading Authority (DeHSt), a professional attribute is mandatory for the auditors’ signatures.

The following categorisations are possible for the Profession D-Trust Card:

• Architect
• Sworn translator
• Engineer
• Publicly appointed surveyor
• Patent lawyer
• Lawyer
• Tax consultant
• Veterinary surgeon
• Auditor

The following link (german) contains an information sheet that specifically covers the procurement and use of signature cards for experts who are involved in electronic legal communications with courts. For publicly appointed and sworn experts in craft occupations, D-Trust offers a special application page in the D-Trust Portal. In this case, please order your signature card via the link provided here. Before you use the card, personal registration in the D-Trust Portal is required.