NetLock Ltd., the first qualified Certificate and Time Stamping Authority in Hungary, began issuing of certificates, necessary for electronic signature in 1996 then it took part in the preparations for Act XXXV of 2001 on Electronic Signatures. After the act has taken effect it acquired the title of advanced then in spring 2003, the qualified Certificate and Time Stamping Authority first. It has been listed in every Microsoft product as a Certificate Authority of the highest level since 1999. Thus the NetLock certificates are accepted all around the world. On the basis of its classification, NetLock carries out an activity equivalent to that of other international Certificate Authorities from the points of view of both the infrastructure and procedures. Its services are available in all corners of Hungary due to its co-operation with the notary public network of the Hungarian Chamber of Notaries.

Within the wide scope of activity of the NetLock Ltd., counselling and system integration are also important besides the traditional Certificate Authority business.

• In the frame of Certificate Authorisation, NetLock provides certificate issuing, time stamping, and archiving services for its customers, both in advanced and qualified level. The certificates are electronic documents for digital signature and encryption. The time stamp proves the existence of any electronically stored information at the moment of time stamping. The archiving services make possible for the customers to meet their obligations on storing their own electronic data according to the provisions of law.

• In the course of counselling, NetLock elaborates the strategy necessary for establishing and introducing the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and provides consulting and planning in legal, procedure, and technical questions, tailored to the needs of its customers. The goal can only be reached by proper planning, even using the suitable tool, and this is where the advisors of NetLock, taking part continuously in various PKI counselling projects, can promote.




• In the frame of PKI system integration, NetLock offers the technical tools necessary for the introduction of digital signature, encryption, time stamping, as well as archiving and fits them into the informatics infrastructure of its customers by its platform independent integration skills, unique on the market. The continuously growing scope of references proves that the company is able to provide successful solution for the most different demands.