Document from Rosreestr. How to open a government services sig file
Often, when people come across the *.sig format, they wonder what it is. The second question that arises immediately after the first is: “How to open the sig extension?”
What is sig?
Expansion sig ( English signature is a file format most often used in documentation sent via email. For a simple user, this format may occur once or twice, but in a commercial environment it is not uncommon.
Despite the scary name and perhaps not entirely clear explanation, sig is a text file, just like txt or doc (docx). It contains information about the sender of the letter (usually the company name, sender's name, contacts, etc.), is edited by him (and therefore can also contain all sorts of quotes, advertising appeals, and anything else at all) and is attached to the letter automatically.
extension?
Although most people associate mail with mail and gmail, those who constantly interact with it as part of their duties use special software packages - email programs. They are multifunctional and, among other things, open sig extensions. How to open a letter with a similar extension from such software? The most popular services are:
- Microsoft Outlook is part of the extended set of Microsoft office software.
- Eudopa is a popular email client in the West with only an English interface. The advantage is that it works with both Windows and Apple MacOS.
- Mozilla ThunderBird, Opera Mail - development of mail programs from well-known browsers.
Which email program to choose is a topic for a new article. If you focus only on the criterion “how to open a sig extension”, any, even the simplest email client will do.
Other programs
To create digital signatures, there is a program called "CryptoARM" - with free and paid versions. Through it, *.sig files are opened and created. For encryption, CryptoARM uses standard Windows crypto providers, so it is lightweight and simple. The software has no advantages over the method described below for the average person, but it will be of interest to novice cryptographers.
If you don't want to install a new program
Good old Notepad comes to the rescue - with this program, if desired, you can even open a picture (though its text encoding is unlikely to be to anyone’s taste), let alone a *.sig text file.
How to open anything for free? "Notepad", of course! So digital signature files are opened, created, and edited through it. In the last two cases, the main thing is not to forget to enter the name of the corresponding extension after the file name when saving.
Finally
SIG is an extension for a digital signature document. Short for " Signature" The purpose of the signature is to confirm the authenticity of the file or protect copyright. As a rule, the SIG file is attached to the archive with the e-mail or is contained in the directory with the program installation files.
Extension Features
A file system object with SIG format is a CPU text file or a bitmap image.
The contents of the SIG text file include:
- Address of the addressee and sender (if the SIG signature is attached to the file with the downloaded letter);
- An encrypted public key that verifies the integrity of the message and, accordingly, its authenticity;
- Sender name.
If the SIG extension is recognized by the operating system as a graphic file, this means that such a document belongs to the developer’s group of software products Broderbund. Eg, The Print Shop, The Print View or Print Master.
Raster graphics with the SIG format contain an image that is a digital signature for the created posters, covers, brochures and other types of graphic documents of the program.
How to open a SIG file?
There are two ways to open a SIG document:
- Using desktop applications;
- SIG online in the cloud service.
To view the contents of a CPU text document, use the following software:
- For Windows: Outlook Express or Outlook 2016;
- For MacOS: QUALCOMM Eudora.
A program for opening SIG files with a company license Broderbund, - Print Master 2012. Also, you can use The Print Shop 3.0 and newer versions of programs.
To open the file online, you can use the Rosreestr website. Open the “Services” window and select “Document Verification”. Then upload the file with the SIG extension in the appropriate field.
