About the client
Tengizchevroil develops the Tengiz and Korolev fields and operates within an international framework: corporate standards, English-language documentation.
The d8n deployment was completed in August 2021.
Challenges
- Reduce paper use.
- Automate internal approvals instead of manual routing.
- Set up electronic exchange with government bodies — the requirement that narrowed the choice of supplier.
- Integrate with internal systems rather than creating an isolated contour.
- Work in three languages — English, Russian and Kazakh — including the mobile version.
How it works
The decisive reason for choosing d8n was legally binding electronic correspondence with Kazakhstan’s government bodies — the platform connects to the national exchange centre out of the box.
Start — July 2021, completion — August: 15 days to deploy. Standard configuration: out-of-the-box document types were not rewritten; routes were configured on top of them to match company regulations.
MS Azure handles authentication; SSO gives single sign-on to several applications with one set of credentials — for an international operator this is a security-team requirement.
In parallel, the mobile version was adapted and three-language localisation configured. One order exists in three language versions — the system knows it is one document.
System scope
Results
- Deployment took 15 days; the project was completed in August 2021.
- Integration with MS Azure (authentication) and SSO (single sign-on).
- Correspondence with government bodies is electronic and legally binding.
- Document storage consolidated into one system.
Who it is for
Relevant to international operators and joint ventures with a corporate IT landscape: when Azure and SSO are already in place but correspondence with Kazakh government bodies still goes on paper. Discuss authentication before the start — single sign-on here is a security requirement, not a convenience.
Questions and answers
Can a Kazakh document system integrate with Microsoft Azure and SSO?
Yes. MS Azure handles authentication; SSO gives single sign-on to several applications with one set of credentials.
How can an international company correspond electronically with Kazakh government bodies?
Through the national exchange centre: a letter is prepared, digitally signed and sent from d8n, and the exchange is legally binding.
How long does deploying a document system take?
At Tengizchevroil — 15 days: standard configuration, routes configured on top of out-of-the-box document types.
Security and legal validity
- Certified under ST RK ISO/IEC 15408-3-2017, assurance level EAL 4 (No. KZ.7500186.05.01.69209, valid until 26 May 2029); a digital signature has the force of a handwritten one under the Law of Kazakhstan “On Electronic Documents and Digital Signatures”.
- Rights in the system equal the employee’s rights; operations are recorded in the audit log. Legally binding correspondence with government bodies goes through the national e-document exchange, with no paper duplicates. Data is processed and stored in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
