PenalNet is a web platform that provides reliable communication based on the use of digital certificates, the most secure way to validate professional identity on the Internet.

The certificate holder’s status as a lawyer is guaranteed by his national or regional bar association, which verifies his identity before issuing the certificate.

PenalNet digital certificates are issued in a CCBE’s (Council of Bars and the Law Society's of Europe) European Lawyer Professional Identity Card, which uses the advanced digital signature, complying with the standards defined by the electronic signature Directive 1999/93/CE for Secure Signature Creation Devices.

Electronic signature guarantees that the documents have not been amended during communication, which allows greater security in cross-border criminal processes in Europe. Digital signature makes the authorship of the messages sent and received unquestionable, which guarantees that the issuing party can not refute them.

The messages sent and received through PenalNet are encrypted and can not be handled or modified in any way.

PenalNet platform provides confirmation of reception and a return receipt, and users can be notified of messages sent to them through the means they prefer.