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This application has to be installed once. When using a StepOver signature pad for the first time, webSignatureOffice provides a download link of the Pad Connector.
The communication between browser and Pad Connector is done by Secure Web Sockets (wss). The SSL certificate and keystore are located in the installation directory and are used to overcome the mixed content barrier. The certificate has no security relevance because the traffic does not leave the local host. The certificate is issued to a host with a localhost DNS entry (signsocket.stepover.com). The Pad Connector only allows connections from the localhost.
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