Quantum safe digital signature service

A method for decoupled integration of quantum-safe digital signatures into a software application, the method comprising:

• storing, by the software application, in connection with a document store, electronic document content;
• issuing an application programming interface (API) request to a quantum-safe digital signature service,
• wherein the API request comprises an identifier associated with the electronic document content and a request to generate a quantum-safe signature associated with the electronic document content, and
• wherein the request to generate a quantum-safe signature of the electronic document content causes the quantum-safe digital signature service to:
• retrieve the electronic document content from the document store;
• generate a quantum-safe digital signature data structure;
• store the quantum-safe digital signature data structure to the document store;
• and
• transmit a signing status update to the software application;
• and
• causing the application to read the signature data structure from the document store.

A system for decoupled integration of quantum-safe digital signatures into a software application, the system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and at least one non-transitory memory storing computer executable instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the system to carry out actions comprising:
• storing, by the software application, in connection with a document store, electronic document content;
• issuing an application programming interface (API) request to a quantum-safe digital signature service,
• wherein the API request comprises an identifier associated with the electronic document content and a request to generate a quantum-safe signature associated with the electronic document content, and
• wherein the request to generate a quantum-safe signature of the electronic document content causes the quantum-safe digital signature service to:
• retrieve the electronic document content from the document store;
• generate a quantum-safe digital signature data structure;
• store the quantum-safe digital signature data structure to the document store;
• and
• transmit a signing status update to the software application;
• and
• causing the software application to read the signature data structure from the document store.