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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

26.05.2022 - Call to e-service providers using Mobile-ID: configure the EID-SK 2016 intermediate certificate and review certificate profile changes!

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

28.01.2020 - Smart-ID has grown at an incredibly rapid pace in just three years
The first Smart-ID users must update their certificates

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

24.11.2014 - SK published the proposals for amendment of the Certification Policy and Certificate Profile of Organisation Certificates

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

26.05.2014 - New certificate policy, profile and conditions for use of organisation certificates will enter into force on 20 June 2014

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