The South African Post Office has launched the Trust Centre outside Cape Town, allowing it to start issuing legally recognised digital signatures on smart cards in 2003.

It allows the SAPO to act as  an authentication service provider able to issue digital signatures recognised by the Electronic Communications and Transactions (ECT) Act signed into law in July.

Only advanced signatures can legally replace handwritten signatures where law requires a traditional signature.

The Post Office was also responsible for the requirement for face-to-face authentication when advanced digital signatures are issued.

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