Security & Compliance

Your documents deserve
bank-grade protection.

Every signature on SignForge is backed by 256-bit encryption, cryptographic verification, and an immutable audit trail — hosted on ISO 27001 certified EU infrastructure.

Defense in depth

Six layers of security protect every document from upload to verification.

256-bit Encryption

TLS 1.3 protects every connection. SHA-256 hashes verify document integrity at upload and after signing. No unencrypted data leaves your browser.

Cryptographic Verification

ECDSA P-256 digital signatures on every verification record. QR codes on signed documents link to a public verification page. Mathematical non-repudiation.

Immutable Audit Trail

Append-only event log — no user or system process can modify or delete audit events. Every action recorded with IP, user-agent, and exact timestamp.

Token Security

32-byte cryptographically random signing tokens. Only SHA-256 hashes stored in the database — raw tokens exist only in the signing URL sent to the signer.

Access Controls

JWT with 30-minute expiry and refresh token rotation. bcrypt password hashing. Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA. NGINX + SlowAPI rate limiting.

Security Headers

Content Security Policy, HSTS (1 year), X-Frame-Options DENY, X-Content-Type-Options nosniff. File uploads validated with magic bytes, not just MIME types.

ISO 27001 certified infrastructure

Hosted on Hetzner in Nuremberg, Germany. Enterprise-grade physical and logical security.

ISO 27001:2022

Valid through 2028

International standard for information security management. Covers risk assessment, access control, incident management, and continuous improvement.

BSI C5 Type 2

German Federal Standard

Cloud Computing Compliance Criteria Catalogue from Germany's Federal Office for Information Security. Type 2 verifies operational effectiveness over time.

EU Data Residency

Nuremberg, Germany

All data stored in Hetzner's Nuremberg data center. No cross-border transfers. GDPR-friendly by default — your data never leaves the European Union.

Physical Security

Enterprise-grade facility

Biometric access control, 24/7 video surveillance, redundant power systems, and multi-layer perimeter security at the data center facility.

Our infrastructure provider, Hetzner Online GmbH, holds ISO 27001:2022 and BSI C5 Type 2 certifications. SignForge inherits these physical and operational security controls as a hosted customer.

Privacy by design

We collect the minimum data necessary and give you full control over your information.

EU-Hosted

All data stored in Germany. No cross-border transfers.

No Tracking Cookies

Privacy-first self-hosted analytics. No third-party data sharing.

Data Minimization

Only email, name, IP, and user-agent — nothing more.

Data Deletion

Delete your account and documents at any time.

How document integrity works

Four steps create an unbreakable chain of evidence — from upload to verification.

01

Upload

PDF uploaded. SHA-256 hash computed and stored as original fingerprint.

02

Sign

Signer fills fields. Signatures stamped. New SHA-256 hash computed for signed version.

03

Verify

ECDSA P-256 signature applied. QR code + verification JSON embedded in PDF.

04

Certify

Audit certificate generated with complete event history, both hashes, and verification code.

Verification records are permanent — they survive even if documents are deleted.

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