News archive
2023
01.06.2023 - Only Authorized Brokers Have the Right to Resell SK Services from June 1st
29.05.2023 - Smart-ID has acquired local qualified status for authentication in Latvia
09.05.2023 - SK and Civitta Eesti to Analyse Identity Matching in Nordic-Baltic Region
02.05.2023 - Important changes in Validity Confirmation Service
29.03.2023 - Revocation of KLASS3-SK 2010 intermediate certificate
20.03.2023 - We participated in Digital Cleanup Day 2023 and deleted one-fifth of our total data
22.02.2023 - SK is renewing Mobile-ID service TLS certificate
25.01.2023 - Smart-ID is the most preferred authentication tool in public e-services
2022
19.12.2022 - Smart-ID – the most favoured brand of digital tools in Latvia
12.12.2022 - Changes in the Time-Stamping Service
01.12.2022 - Delfi: In SK, you can really make the lives of millions of people better and safer
30.11.2022 - Estonian Biggest Daily Postimees: People at SK Take Care of Millions of Digital Identities
10.11.2022 - SK Annual Conference 2022 analysed sustainability of digital services
10.11.2022 - VIDEO Smart-ID celebrates 5th anniversary
22.09.2022 - Survey: Estonians are fond of the Smart-ID brand
15.09.2022 - Change in Smart-ID service certificate!
11.07.2022 - New visual identity and website for Mobile-ID
30.06.2022 - SK ID Solutions was awarded the „Strongest in Estonia“ title for second year in a row
29.06.2022 - Applying for Mobile-ID becomes easier and faster
20.06.2022 - Mobile-ID among TOP 50 brands in Estonia
17.06.2022 - Kalev Pihl: The European digital identity pocket would mean the cessation of a 21-year success story in Estonia
16.06.2022 - Smart-ID is one of the most beloved brands in Estonia
30.05.2022 - How SK ID Solutions joined the Green Tiger Academy and what became of it
19.05.2022 - Majority of Lithuanian adults use SK’s authentication tools
11.05.2022 - SK signed a new 5-year contract with Estonia to continue issuing Mobile-ID
08.04.2022 - SK and Cybernetica are researching a new generation eID solution
31.03.2022 - Change in prices of Mobile-ID, Smart-ID and Time-Stamping services
17.03.2022 - We deleted 1,8 million e-mails!
07.03.2022 - Important changes in Smart-ID certificates
28.02.2022 - SK reached the finals of the Dream Employer Competition
21.02.2022 - SK is renewing Mobile-ID service TLS certificate
2021
29.11.2021 - Changes in the Time-Stamping Service
15.11.2021 - Changes in Smart-ID service
12.11.2021 - SK Annual Conference looked at the future of authentication solutions
08.10.2021 - SK joined the Green Tiger Academy
24.09.2021 - Change in Smart-ID service certificate!
15.09.2021 - SK ID Solutions is running a survey about its services
01.09.2021 - We will stop offering the Proxy OCSP service
01.09.2021 - SK ID Solutions was awarded the internationally recognised AAA credit rating
30.06.2021 - International Survey: Smart-ID is the Most Reliable Authentication Solution
04.06.2021 - Closing ESTEID-SK 2011 OCSP responder
05.05.2021 - Revocation of ESTEID-SK 2011 intermediate certificate
22.04.2021 - Mobile-ID and Smart-ID services were interrupted
13.04.2021 - Changes in SK ID Solutions trust services documentation
07.04.2021 - End-entity certificates expired under ESTEID-SK 2011 CA
17.03.2021 - SMS notifications for Smart-ID account creation were sent with delay
16.02.2021 - We will be changing how SK’s Validity Confirmation Service functions
15.02.2021 - SK is renewing Mobile-ID service TLS certificate
07.01.2021 - SK ID Solutions became a member of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute
05.01.2021 - SK ID Solutions services were interrupted
04.01.2021 - Certifier ESTEID2018 validity information responses were signed with an expired certificate
2020
21.12.2020 - Global Business Summit introduced Smart-ID
16.12.2020 - Important updates in Secure Implementation Guide for e-service providers
09.12.2020 - Mobile-ID Demo environment changes
27.11.2020 - Changes in the Time-Stamping Service
27.11.2020 - SK Launched Secure Implementation Guide for E-service Providers
25.11.2020 - Revocation of EID-SK 2011 intermediate certificate
13.11.2020 - Change in Validity Confirmation Services’ test service - UPDATED 16.11.2020
12.11.2020 - SK yearly news broadcast 2020
16.10.2020 - The EE Certification Centre Root CA will no longer be issued
09.10.2020 - Mobile-ID usage in Estonia and Lithuania has recovered 09.10.2020 at 1:29 PM
01.10.2020 - The DigiDocService web service is no longer being offered
10.09.2020 - SK ID Solutions will stop offering the DigiDocService web service from 01.10.2020
03.09.2020 - The DigiDoc mobile app now supports Smart-ID
10.07.2020 - SK ID Solutions’ new board member is Liisa Lukin
28.05.2020 - The new service package for DigiDoc business users
26.05.2020 - Pricing changes to SK ID Solutions’ services
08.04.2020 - SK’s services are not affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
10.03.2020 - Estonian companies can now be established just using Smart-ID
26.02.2020 - You can now use biometry to register for a Smart-ID account
07.02.2020 - Smart-ID can now be used to give digital signatures in DigiDoc4
2019
13.12.2019 - IACR published Smart-ID’s cryptanalysis
04.12.2019 - Changes in the Time-Stamping Service certificate
21.11.2019 - A record number of people from across the world attended the SK Annual Conference
18.11.2019 - SK accepted the #AIChallenge and will be training its staff on AI
06.11.2019 - Change in Smart-ID service certificate!
11.10.2019 - SK ID Solutions won the title of Innovator of the Year
30.09.2019 - The DigiDocService service will be shut down in 2020
13.09.2019 - The Information System Authority will adopt Smart-ID for state services
09.07.2019 - DigiDocService will be replaced by the new Mobile-ID REST API
13.06.2019 - SK ID Solutions’ sales revenue grew by 23%
05.06.2019 - The closing date of ldap.sk.ee will be postponed
10.05.2019 - Mobile-ID service has been restored
29.04.2019 - 29th of April, 2019 SK.ee webserver maintenance works were performed
24.04.2019 - The personal identification number field in Mobile-ID certificates will be changed
24.04.2019 - The DigiDocService web service certificate will be replaced
12.04.2019 - Smart-ID now has 2 million users
22.03.2019 - Clients of Medicinos Bankas can now use Smart-ID for authentication
14.03.2019 - Changes in the Time-Stamping Service certificate (April 1, 2019)
28.02.2019 - ID card PIN codes can now only be replaced at Police and Border Guard Board service points.
2018
22.11.2018 - International survey shows that a good authentication solution is secure, simple and can be used anywhere
21.11.2018 - At the beginning of December, the Police and Border Guard Board will start issuing new generation ID-cards
08.11.2018 - Smart-ID’s security was recognized on the highest possible level
19.07.2018 - Smart-ID crossed the threshold of one million users
18.06.2018 - Updates to the SK ID Solutions General Terms of Subscriber Agreement and service price lists
17.05.2018 - Smart-ID has over 850 000 users
26.03.2018 - UPDATE! The Validity Confirmation Certificate for EID-SK 2016 Will be Changed
22.03.2018 - Smart-ID Earned the Award Breakthrough of the Year
23.02.2018 - SK Participates at Mobile World Congress – the Top Event in Mobile Technology World
31.01.2018 - The fastest growing e-identity solution Smart-ID has already gained 300 000 users in Latvia
2017
30.11.2017 - The First Electronic Signature with an eSIM Phone Was Given in Estonia
26.10.2017 - The Smart-ID app was awarded the silver medal at the Estonian Design Awards competition
17.10.2017 - Smart-ID can now be applied for in SEB Bank
13.10.2017 - Updates for ID-card Security Risk in November 2017 and the Effects on e-Service Providers
21.09.2017 - SK will be participating in an international cybersecurity conference
20.09.2017 - Smart-ID can now be applied for in bank branches
11.07.2017 - People under the age of 18 can now join Smart-ID
07.07.2017 - SK will cease issuing TLS Server Certificates
28.06.2017 - Smart-ID is used by 300 000 people in the Baltics
07.06.2017 - Number of Smart-ID users in the Baltics surpasses 200 000
30.05.2017 - Smart-ID has over 200,000 end users
29.05.2017 - Smart-ID has been awarded the Service of the Year 2017
24.05.2017 - SK to adopt new intermediate certificate KLASS3-SK 2016 for issuance of organisation certificates
12.05.2017 - SK ID Solutions was acknowledged with a high credit rating
04.04.2017 - Smart-ID now has more than 100 000 users
31.03.2017 - Last remaining RSA 1024-bit Mobile-ID and Digi-ID certificates to be revoked on 1 April 2017
08.03.2017 - Swedbank and SEB started using Smart-ID
02.03.2017 - Smart-ID has more than 20 000 users in the Baltics
01.03.2017 - We have updated our General Terms of Subscriber Agreement
27.02.2017 - SK is introducing Smart-ID at the Mobile World Congress
02.02.2017 - Various e-services will be implementing Smart-ID – the new authentication tool
10.01.2017 - AS Sertifitseerimiskeskus has a new name
2016
03.11.2016 - SK introduced the new e-identity solution Smart-ID
23.08.2016 - Juur-SK Certificate Chain Will Expire on August 26, 2016 at 17:23
11.08.2016 - Certificates in SK’s Services Will Change on August 15, 2016
07.07.2016 - SK is Renewing DigiDocService Web Server Certificate
06.07.2016 - Certification Centre is one of the first qualified providers of trust services in Europe
01.07.2016 - SK has changed the general terms of service agreement
09.06.2016 - Juur-SK Certificate Will Expire in August 2016
08.04.2016 - SK published proposals for amendment of Organisation Certificate documents
07.03.2016 - The DigiDoc Portal has a new manager
01.03.2016 - Starting from today, the ESTEID-SK 2015 Intermediate Certificate must be configured in e-services
15.02.2016 - e-Estonia at the Mobile World Congress 2016
15.02.2016 - Configure the ESTEID-SK 2015 Intermediate Certificate!
10.02.2016 - As of 1 March 2016, new prices will apply to some SK services
01.02.2016 - Estonia will soon implement stronger cryptography
31.01.2016 - SK is developing integrated and innovative Mobile-ID solution for export
12.01.2016 - E-service providers are asked to implement the use of more secure encryption
2015
16.12.2015 - SK OCSP service to use SHA-256 algorithm for response signing
16.12.2015 - SK time-stamping service to restrict the use of SHA-1 and SHA-224
29.09.2015 - Support for RC4 algorithm to be disabled 30.09.2015 in connecting to DigiDocService
25.09.2015 - SK's test-OCSP responder and test-DigiDocService have new URLs!
30.06.2015 - We will stop using the SHA-1 hash algorithm
12.06.2015 - SK updated the service for issuing SSL server certificates
11.06.2015 - Support for RC4 algorithm to be disabled in connecting to DigiDocService
10.06.2015 - Changes in the Chrome web browser require updates in your e-services
14.04.2015 - Radical changes in digital signing with ID-card via Chrome web browser
20.02.2015 - Google Chrome will end support of certificates using SHA-1 hash algorithm
04.02.2015 - SHA-256 hash algorithm was adopted in the certificates of Estonian personal identity documents
19.01.2015 - Important information for Mobile-ID users
2014
30.06.2014 - Transition to BDOC File Format for Digital Signature
28.06.2014 - Estonia takes the plunge: A national identity scheme goes global
17.06.2014 - Sign digitally on Windows Phone
03.06.2014 - Next steps in developing digital signature
14.05.2014 - E-voting is (too) secure
09.05.2014 - The validity period of newly issued Mobile-ID certificates was not limited since May 1st 2014 as stated previously
28.04.2014 - Piret Korol to assume position as a Member of the Board of SK
14.04.2014 - Important Information Regarding OpenSSL Security Flaw
04.04.2014 - Updated Conditions for Use of the personal certificates are in effect as of May 1st 2014
01.04.2014 - SHA-256 hashing algorithm is introduced for organisation certificates
01.04.2014 - The validity period of newly issued Mobile-ID certificates shall be limited starting from May 1st 2014
01.04.2014 - A new certification chain will be used for issuing organisation certificates by Certification Centre
21.02.2014 - SK participates in Mobile World Congress 2014
20.02.2014 - DigiDocService software upgrade notification 20.02.2014
13.01.2014 - DigiDocService's upgrade on January 27
2013
30.11.2013 - Video: What is digital signature?
05.11.2013 - Estonia puts focus on smart device security
24.10.2013 - Upgrade of DigiDocService platform
09.09.2013 - CA/B Forum welcomed Sertifitseerimiskeskus as a new member
22.08.2013 - By the end of the year organisation certificates based on the 1024-bit key will not be used any longer
09.08.2013 - Starting from 25.08.2013 SK will issue organisation certificates with validity period up to 2 years
17.05.2013 - Renewing ID-Cards issued in 2011
15.04.2013 - Changes related to DigiDocService web service
11.03.2013 - Sciences are your path to success!
21.02.2013 - Certification Center presents Mobile-ID solutions in Barcelona
17.01.2013 - Estonia solves the problems of identity security on the Internet
2012
13.11.2012 - 100 million digital signatures will be issued in Estonia in the near future
10.09.2012 - Compare your company’s costs on ordinary and digital document management
08.06.2012 - Secure Your websites for 3 years! SK discount!
18.05.2012 - Sertifitseerimiskeskus will take part in Forum ‘Innovations. Remote services, Cards and Payments 2012’
09.05.2012 - Five years of Mobile-ID
27.04.2012 - The issuance of Certificate Revocation List (CRL) of KLASS3-SK is ceased as of 05.05.2012
17.04.2012 - Over 500,000 people have used ID-cards electronically
12.04.2012 - Sertifitseerimiskeskus is renewing DigiDocService SSL certificate
11.04.2012 - SK Proxy OCSP responder certificate exchange
09.04.2012 - All certificates issued by TEST-SK expired
27.01.2012 - eID card a ten-year success
10.01.2012 - The issuance of Certificate Revocation List (CRL) of ESTEID-SK is ceased as of 13.01.2012
2011
16.09.2011 - SK has changed General Conditions and Price List of Certificate Validation Service
13.07.2011 - Sertifitseerimiskeskus implemented a new root certificate
31.05.2011 - Sertifitseerimiskeskus will implement a new root certificate
09.05.2011 - Sertifitseerimiskeskus is renewing DigiDocService web service certificate
