Controlled access to case materials
Akta provides a dedicated folder for one matter, available only to people with assigned permissions. Materials are stored in their designated folder, and each addition, check, download and handoff is recorded in a linked activity history. Any break in that history’s continuity is detectable.
A change to part of a file identifies where register continuity is lost.
Each register entry carries the fingerprint of the preceding entry, and new events can only be appended. Changing any part causes the seal and the following links to become inconsistent. Fingerprints are computed in this browser; nothing leaves your device.
Fingerprints are computed in this browser with SHA-256. The result reports consistency with recorded values or the point at which register continuity is lost. The check concerns technical integrity and does not determine evidentiary weight.
Access is granted through a controlled process
Access to materials requires completion of the permission-granting procedure. Each stage is recorded in the activity history.
A dedicated workspace is created for one specific matter. The service stores materials only in their assigned case folder.
The folder owner or law firm grants access to a specific person and defines the scope of that person’s permissions. Knowing a link or case number is not a basis for access.
A person authorized to access the matter adds a material using “Upload an export or document” or “Capture a web page”. The file is stored in its assigned folder and receives a SHA-256 fingerprint.
The recipient receives a set with a file list, source descriptions and instructions for an independent check.
Case identifiers do not grant access
A link alone
A folder address does not grant permission to view its contents. Access requires an individually assigned permission.
A case number alone
A case number identifies the matter but does not provide a basis for access to its materials.
An upload without an account
Materials can be added only after sign-in and within a closed case folder. The service provides no anonymous file-upload form.
Package assigned to another user
A package is visible only through a proper handoff to a named recipient.
Scope of information in the folder
Permission scope
A named list of people authorized to access the folder, together with the scope of their assigned roles.
Material register
Every material with its description, date of addition and recorded digital fingerprint.
Activity history
A chronology of additions, checks, downloads and handoffs.
Handoff scope
A package with a contents list and independent-check instructions.
Mechanisms for checking material integrity
Digital fingerprints, a linked activity history and a seal enable comparison of the current state with previously recorded values.
Two fingerprints are computed for every file. A later change causes an inconsistency with the values recorded when the file was added.
Every event carries the fingerprint of the preceding event. Altering the history causes a detectable loss of continuity.
The seal covers a fingerprint of the matter state. Its result says whether an independent timestamp or a technical system-time record was used.
These mechanisms support comparison of the file and its linked history with values recorded earlier. They do not determine the authenticity of the content or its evidentiary weight. That assessment belongs to the court, where appropriate with expert evidence.
The seal status reflects the checks that were performed
An account type does not confer an eIDAS level. The result reports technical safeguards, time attestation and confirmed qualified status separately.
- SHA-256/512 fingerprint
- Append-only seal chain
- Explicit status of the recorded time
These elements document file consistency and history continuity. They are not automatically an advanced eIDAS signature or seal.
- Qualified timestamp from a verified trust-service provider
- Separate checks of the provider and service status
- An explicit statement in the verification result
Status is not inferred from the account type, a file fingerprint or an internal technical label.
A technical reference point for the selected file version.
Select a file. The browser computes its SHA-256 fingerprint, records the operation time and creates a seal. A later change will cause an inconsistency with the recorded values. The file is not transmitted from the device.
Select a file to create a reference record and check the consistency of its current version.
Select a file to create a record and check the consistency of its current version.
Adding, sealing and handing off a material are documented in a linked activity history.
- AddingA fingerprint computed when the file is stored in the folder.
- SealA fingerprint of the matter state with an explicit statement of the time attestation used.
- HandoffA package with a contents list for independent checking.
Material operations are available after folder activation
This page explains the access rules. Receiving files, permissions, activity history and package handoff work only inside an active account with an assigned folder.