CUSTOMIZED. SCALABLE. CERTIFIED.
Ethaq Plus, powered by DESC, fills a critical gap in the UAE market by providing secure, government-backed, and globally trusted digital signing and timestamping services.
Designed for both government and private sector organizations, it enables trusted digital transactions, secure communications, and legally recognized document signing. With a forward-looking roadmap, Ethaq Plus is built to scale and adapt to the evolving needs of enterprises across the region.
Designed for both government and private sector organizations, it enables trusted digital transactions, secure communications, and legally recognized document signing. With a forward-looking roadmap, Ethaq Plus is built to scale and adapt to the evolving needs of enterprises across the region.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
Government & private sector organizations with special requirements for signing platforms, certificate content, identity verification, or large user bases.
Service providers seeking to launch SaaS-based signing services in the UAE.
Enterprises of all sizes looking to integrate secure digital signatures into daily operations.
WHAT MAKES THIS SPECIAL?
DESC is the only Certification Service Provider in the UAE offering publicly available PKI services — backed by internationally recognized trust credentials:
Government-Backed & Recognized Symbol of Trust
Ethaq Plus comes directly from the government, serving as an official symbol of trust for government entities, enterprises, and the wider UAE digital ecosystem.
WebTrust Certified
DESC meets global industry best practices, verified by WebTrust seals available at the DESC CA Repository.
Adobe Approved Trust List (AATL) Member
Certificates issued by DESC are automatically trusted worldwide in Adobe Acrobat Reader and other compliant applications — ensuring seamless document validation.
Types of Certifications & Services Offered
For Individuals
Long-lived and short-lived digital signing certificates.
Long-lived and short-lived digital signing certificates.
For Organizations
Long-lived eSeal certificates for legal persons.
Long-lived eSeal certificates for legal persons.
Support Services
Digital signing platforms, time stamping services, and certificate validation
Digital signing platforms, time stamping services, and certificate validation
Quick Wins with Ethaq Plus
Legally recognized
Qualified digital signatures for contracts and binding documents.
Qualified digital signatures for contracts and binding documents.
Instant trust
Recipients can immediately verify origin and authenticity.
Recipients can immediately verify origin and authenticity.
Fraud protection
Prevent tampering, counterfeits, and misuse of your brand.
Prevent tampering, counterfeits, and misuse of your brand.
Future-ready
Secure, government-backed, and designed for digital workflows.
Secure, government-backed, and designed for digital workflows.
Seamless rollout
Easy adoption through DESC’s trusted business partners.
Easy adoption through DESC’s trusted business partners.
Efficiency gains
Lower dispute costs. Faster processing. Stronger trust.
Lower dispute costs. Faster processing. Stronger trust.
Common Use Cases
Government
Qualified digital signatures for contracts and binding documents.
Qualified digital signatures for contracts and binding documents.
Finance
Integrity in contracts, statements, and customer records.
Integrity in contracts, statements, and customer records.
Education
Certificates and transcripts protected against forgery.
Certificates and transcripts protected against forgery.
Healthcare & Logistics
Verifiable records, test results, and shipping documents.
Verifiable records, test results, and shipping documents.
Enterprises & SMEs
Enhance credibility and strengthen customer trust.
Enhance credibility and strengthen customer trust.
Partnership Delivery Model
Ethaq Plus is delivered through a collaborative structure that combines the trust of DESC with the expertise of its commercial partners — ensuring a smooth and scalable adoption journey.
Business Partners
Signing SaaS and on-premise solutions, professional services, billing, and customer support.
Signing SaaS and on-premise solutions, professional services, billing, and customer support.
DESC Core Services
Certificate issuance and lifecycle management, timestamping, and certificate validation.
Certificate issuance and lifecycle management, timestamping, and certificate validation.
Together, this model ensures organizations benefit from a government-backed trust anchor, while leveraging market-leading technology and integration services.
Seamless Integration
Through its partners, Ethaq Plus makes adoption easy across cloud, gov-cloud, and on-premise environments:
Simple APIs & Plug-ins
Embed into ERP, CRM, DMS, and eGov portals.
Embed into ERP, CRM, DMS, and eGov portals.
Enterprise-Grade Rollout
QSSO, RBAC, auditing, and dashboards.
QSSO, RBAC, auditing, and dashboards.
One-Click eSeal
Apply trusted seals to approvals, certificates, invoices, diplomas, and logistics documents.
Apply trusted seals to approvals, certificates, invoices, diplomas, and logistics documents.
Flexible Scalability
From single entities to ministries and holding groups.
From single entities to ministries and holding groups.
Getting Started with Ethaq Plus
Subscribing to Ethaq Plus is simple and flexible:
Initial Discussion with DESC
Begin by contacting the DESC team to review your use cases and requirements.
Begin by contacting the DESC team to review your use cases and requirements.
Guidance to Business Partners
Based on your needs, DESC will direct you to its network of trusted business partners.
Based on your needs, DESC will direct you to its network of trusted business partners.
Customer Choice
You are free to choose from authorized partners to find the best fit for your technical and commercial requirements.
You are free to choose from authorized partners to find the best fit for your technical and commercial requirements.
Detailed Engagement
The selected partner will handle in-depth scope discussions, solution design, proposals, contracting, and deployment.
The selected partner will handle in-depth scope discussions, solution design, proposals, contracting, and deployment.
FIND OUT MORE
Secure your documents. Protect your reputation. Earn instant trust with Ethaq Plus. Start by contacting the DESC team to discuss your use case. From there, you will be guided to our trusted business partners for tailored solutions, demos, and proposals.
For further information, kindly send an email to [email protected] with the following details: Name, Company Name & Request Details.