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Ministry of Digitization shared In the mObywatel application, a new service: free qualified signature. Any adult person with mEvidence in application and important e-evidence (NFC) can sign up to 5 documents per month for free. This solution is dedicated exclusively to private matters, unrelated to professional activities.
Examples „civil”, where a private signature makes sense:
In short: if you sign as you - privately, not „on behalf of the company” - mObywatel is completely sufficient. If you are acting on behalf of a company, then you need a qualified commercial signature - SimplySign or Certum Mini.
A business, company or foundation has different needs: larger scale documents, professional attributes in the certificate, integrations with systems and No limitation to 5 signatures/month. Here they prove themselves commercial qualified signatures, e.g. SimplySign (mobile) or Certum Mini (card/USB) that you buy and handle through podpisano.pl.
Qualified signature typical business applications (examples):
Official The Ministry's announcement makes it clear: the free signature in mObywatelu is „to deal with private matters”.”. So if the document is about professional activities (your JDG, company, employer representation), select the commercial QES - This gives you full freedom of use, no limit, and makes it easier to demonstrate the right context (role in the organization).
Don't. The service is addressed to personal matters - That's according to an official MC release. In practice, this means that the documents business-related sign commercial qualified signature (e.g., SimplySign or Certum Mini). This is also the safest route of proof when you are signing „on behalf of” a company and need consistent attributes and a history of unlimited use.
Here's a comparison of the major differences - especially file formats and „capacities.”.
Area | mObywatel - free QES | Commercial QES (e.g. SimplySign + proCertum SmartSign / Certum Mini). |
Destination | Private matters only | Professional/business matters (JDG, companies, representation, HR/accounting, contracts) |
Limit of signatures | 5 documents / month | No limit signatures |
Supported signature formats | PAdES (i.e. PDF) | PAdES (PDF), XAdES (XML), CAdES (.p7m – a „container” for any files); types: internal/external, parallel, countersignature |
Types of files to be signed | PDF + virtually any file types (via CAdES .p7m) and data/XML (XAdES) | |
Max file size | PDF up to 5 MB | PDF + virtually any file types (via CAdES .p7m) and data/XML (XAdES) Up to 50Mb |
Signing multiple files in a single operation | no | Yes |
Platforms/tools | Application mObywatel (smartphone with NFC + e-card with electronic layer) | Desktop (Windows/macOS/Linux) by proCertum SmartSign + SimplySign Desktop / card Certum Mini; smartphone approval (SimplySign) |
Additional options | Simple PDF caption | Advanced settings (Time stamp, external/internal signatures, role attributes, countersignature, integrations with company systems) |
Do you want to select a signature for your processes (JDG, company, HR, accounting, KSeF)? Write to us. At podpisano.pl - we will help you choose SimplySign or Certum Mini, we will implement timestamp and hint best practices The use of qualified signatures.
If you have any concerns or questions, please contact us
We'll answer your questions, find a time that works for you, and match you with an advisor at one of our locations throughout Poland.
You can also write an email from us [email protected].
