The Hungarian Electronic Signature Association (MELASZ), INTEGRITY Kft., the Research Institute for Computer Science and Control (SZTAKI), and the Council of Internet Service Providers (ISZT) launched the ‘Electronic Signature Day’ event with the aim of establishing a new tradition. The idea came from the fact that Bill Clinton signed the U.S. Electronic Signature Act on June 30, 2000, so that day has been known as “ESIGN Day” in the United States.
The organizers goals are the following:
The presentations cover a historical overview of the electronic signature field as well as the legal and technological changes that have taken place in recent years. Current curiosities of electronic signatures are presented on this event every year, and an insight into the future solutions can also be gained.
One of the cornerstones of a trusted economy is the field of electronic authentication, electronic signing and sealing technologies. In these areas, we have numerous research and development, which ensure that electronic authentication procedures will be used continuously in everyday life in the future.
In 2026, eSignday will be held for the sixth time, an event that takes on special significance this year as PKI celebrates its 50th anniversary, a milestone we trace back to the Diffie-Hellman paper published in 1976.
The program will be available soon, and registration is now open:
| Start | End | Presenter | Organization | Topic | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 | 9:10 | Ferenc, dr. Kósa | MELASZ | Welcome | The President of MELASZ welcomes the participants to the conference. |
| 9:10 | 9:20 | Pál Ormos | SZTAKI | Welcome | Pál Ormos gives a welcome speech on behalf of SZTAKI. |
| 9:20 | 9:50 | István Szabó | MELASZ | Welcome | István Szabó reflects on the 50th anniversary of the PKI |
| Start | End | Presenter | Organization | Topic | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:50 | 10:20 | Csongor Ádám | IDOMSoft | The Digital Citizenship Program: A Step Toward One-Click Government Services |
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| 10:20 | 10:50 | Varga Viktor | Microsec |
Changes regarding TLS/QWAC certificates< |
There have been numerous changes in the area of TLS/QWAC certificates, such as the removal of the clientauth bit, TL QWAC, ACME, changes to validity periods, and PQC rules |
| 10:50 | 11:20 | Szabó Áron | E-Group |
PQC - where "glitch in the Matrix" is required |
What is the current progress of transition to quantum-safe cryptographic algorithms? What are the first developer and operator experiences? What should we pay attention to? |
| 11:20 | 11:35 | ||||
| 11:35 | 12:05 | Dorina, Pappné Szabó | SZTFH | Cybersecurity audits, preparation, results, lessons learned, and next steps | . |
| 12:05 | 12:35 | Nóra, dr. Sylvester | NMHH | The Price of Trust – New Regulations for Trust Services, and the Challenges Facing Regulators and Service Providers in 2026 | . |
| 12:35 | 13:05 | Viktor Varga | Microsec | Commission Implementing Regulations and their interpretation | The presentation aims to summarize the implementing regulations issued to date and the requirements arising from them. |
| 13:05 | 13:55 |
| Start | End | Presenter | Organization | Topic | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:55 | 14:25 | Tibor Dravecz | INTEGRITY Kft. | The blind spots of qualified signatures | A qualified electronic signature can mislead users into believing it is valid: the green checkmark fails to reveal exactly who signed it or whether they were authorized to do so. This presentation demonstrates that this false sense of certainty poses a risk—the label “valid” actually conceals a number of other issues. |
| 14:25 | 15:10 | Viktor Varga / Gergely Vanczák | Microsec | New Trust Service - Issuance of EAAs | eIDAS 2 introduced several new services, and this presentation focuses on the attribute attestation among them. |
| 15:10 | 15:25 | ||||
| 15:25 | 16:05 | Péter Balázs, dr. Oláh | Court | Current Judicial Practice and Challenges in Electronic administration | . |
Hungarian Association for Electronic Signature (HAES/MELASZ)
INTEGRITY Ltd.
Council of Hungarian Internet Providers (CHIP/ISZT)
Institute for Computer Science and Control (ICSC/SZTAKI)
