The CBJ Digital Signature Initiative
The CBJ Digital Signature Challenge is an initiative launched by the Central Bank of Jordan to establish a secure, legally recognized digital signature infrastructure across the country’s financial sector. It is a foundational step toward enabling trustworthy electronic transactions, improving regulatory oversight, and supporting digital transformation in Jordan’s economy.
Goals of the Initiative
Create a national PKI-backed signature system
Ensure legal enforceability of electronic signatures
Enable secure cross-organization document signing
Promote compliance with global standards (e.g., eIDAS, FIPS)
How It Works
CBJ has built a centralized PKI trust framework. This includes:
A national Root Certification Authority
Intermediate CAs for signing, authentication, and timestamping
Support for various signature formats (PDF, XML, JSON)
Integration endpoints for financial institutions and vendors
Participants are required to implement solutions that interoperate with this infrastructure, support advanced security mechanisms, and meet defined signature levels (B, B-T, LT, LTA).
Role of Virifi’s Solution Proposal
Virifi’s Solution Proposal is a secure, modular, and fully compliant system designed to:
Interface directly with CBJ’s PKI and trust services
Support both cloud and on-premise deployments
Offer post-quantum secure signatures via FIPS 204 ML-DSA
Deliver demo apps and APIs for integration, signing, and validation