Electronic signatures
OpenSign privacy rating
Open-source electronic signature platform for preparing, sending and signing PDF documents, offered as a hosted service or for self-hosting.
Summary
OpenSign scores 44 out of 100 (grade D) on the electronic signatures criteria. It meets 3 of 9 criteria: open source, no ads or data sales and TLS configuration. It partly meets modern web standards. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, transparency report, tells users about requests and security headers. It is based in India: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A, Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade D and Internet.nl website score 76%.
Score 44 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
Open source Weight 3 of 3 Source-available
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
All code is public. Most is AGPL-3.0, and one server directory (apps/OpenSignServer/cloud/customRoute) uses a separate source-available license that is not OSI-approved.
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The website loads Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by paid plans, with no ads.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.
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No
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
No transparency report or government request policy is published.
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No
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
No published policy on notifying users about data requests.
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A
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No
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade D (30/100+)
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Partial
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Score 76%